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adv
In a classical manner; according to the manner of classical authors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adv
In the manner of classes; according to a regular order of classes or sets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adverb
in the manner of Greek and Roman culture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kelh1-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin classicuslbor. French classiquebor. English classic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English classical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English classically From classical + -ly.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
