docte

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Latin doctus, perfect passive participle of doceō (to teach).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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docte (feminine docta, masculine and feminine plural doctes)

  1. learned, erudite
    • 2017 January 4, Mauricio Bernal, “Converses de Nadal”, in El Periódico[1]:
      Algun docte i universal arquitecte ha dissenyat tots els locutoris del món i ho ha fet amb l’exquisidesa de la intenció acústica, han pensat alguna vegada els que visiten aquests llocs per telefonar
      Some learned and universal architect designed all the phone shops in the world with the exquisiteness of acoustic intention, those who visit these places to make calls have thought at some time.
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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from classical Latin doctus, past participle of docere.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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docte (plural doctes)

  1. (literary) learned

Further reading

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Latin

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Participle

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docte

  1. vocative masculine singular of doctus

References

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  • docte”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • docte”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • docte in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.