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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

metœcus en · NOUN

Etymology

From Latin metoecus, from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “alien, outsider, foreigner”), combination of μετά (metá) and οἶκος (oîkos, “residency”). Cognate with French métèque.

Meanings

  1. (rare) denizen, sojourner, stranger, outlander.

Forms

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metœci Number=Plur lexicographic
metoecus alternative lexicographic