aquiline

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English [edit]

Aquiline

Etymology [edit]

From Latin aquilīnus, from aquila (eagle)

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈæk.wɪ.laɪn/
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Adjective [edit]

aquiline (comparative more aquiline, superlative most aquiline)

  1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles.
    Frank's aquiline nose jutted out from underneath his glasses.

Translations [edit]


French [edit]

Adjective [edit]

aquiline f

  1. feminine form of aquilin

Italian [edit]

Adjective [edit]

aquiline f

  1. Feminine plural form of aquilino

Latin [edit]

Adjective [edit]

aquilīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of aquilīnus