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Sorbonical

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Belonging or relating to the Sorbonne or to a Sorbonist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1607, Richard Carew (translator), A World of Wonders (Apologia pro Herodoto) by Henri Estienne, Chapter 39, p. 341, This question (to say the truth) is more then Sorbonicall: for many of no greater moment haue bene debated in Councels.

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History

Etymology

From Sorbonne + -ical.