Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Synonym of pectinate (“resembling a comb”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: pectinate
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adj
With pectin added.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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verb
simple past and past participle of pectinate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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History
From Latin pectinatus (“combed”) + -ed. By surface analysis, Latin pectin- (“comb, scallop”) + -ate + -ed
From pectin + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) + -ed.
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