calceolate
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin calceolus (“little shoe, slipper”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from calceus (“calceus, footwear”) + -olus (diminutive noun-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) + -eus (adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkalsɪəleɪt/
Adjective
[edit]calceolate (comparative more calceolate, superlative most calceolate)
Hypernyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “calceolate, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2023.
- “calceolate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.