latinism

  • 71To commit — Commit Com*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Committed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Committing}.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign;… …

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  • 72To commit a bill — Commit Com*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Committed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Committing}.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign;… …

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  • 73To commit to memory — Commit Com*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Committed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Committing}.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign;… …

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  • 74Turbidly — Tur bid*ly, adv. 1. In a turbid manner; with muddiness or confusion. [1913 Webster] 2. Proudly; haughtily. [A Latinism. R.] [1913 Webster] One of great merit turbidly resents them. Young. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 75Unargued — Un*ar gued, a. 1. Not argued or debated. [1913 Webster] 2. Not argued against; undisputed. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Not censured. [A Latinism. Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 76Vernaculous — Ver*nac u*lous, a. [L. vernaculus. See {Vernacular}.] 1. Vernacular. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. [L. vernaculi, pl., buffoons, jesters.] Scoffing; scurrilous. [A Latinism. Obs.] Subject to the petulancy of every vernaculous orator. B …

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  • 77latinity — noun Usage: often capitalized Date: 1540 1. a manner of speaking or writing Latin 2. Latinism 2 …

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  • 78Latin — Infobox Language name=Latin nativename= la. Lingua Latina pronunciation=/laˈtiːna/ states=Vatican City speakers= Native: none Second Language Fluent: estimated at 5,000Fact|date=April 2007 Second Language Literate: estimated 25,000Fact|date=April …

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  • 79Romance languages — Romance Geographic distribution: Originally Southern Europe and parts of Africa; now also Latin America, Canada, parts of Lebanon and much of Western Africa Linguistic classification: Indo European Italic …

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  • 80Split infinitive — A split infinitive is an English language grammatical construction in which a word or phrase, usually an adverb or adverbial phrase, comes between the marker to and the bare infinitive (uninflected) form of a verb. For example, a split infinitive …

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