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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

vexillary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɛksɪləɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈvɛksəˌlɛɹi/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin vexillarius: compare French vexillaire.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Creating a partition.
  2. (not-comparable) Larger than the other (leaves, petals, etc.) and rising above them.

Deriveds

vexillary permutation

vexillary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɛksɪləɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈvɛksəˌlɛɹi/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin vexillarius: compare French vexillaire.

Meanings

  1. (Ancient-Rome) A standard-bearer of a vexillum.
    • In letters like to those the vexillary / Hast left crag-carven o'er the streaming Gelt— […] 1874, Alfred Tennyson, “Gareth and Lynette”, in Idylls of the King (The Works of Alfred Tennyson; V), cabinet edition, London: Henry S. King & Co., […], →OCLC, page 84:

Forms

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vexillaries Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

vexillator