CLEMENTINE

clementine

(noun) a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds

clementine, clementine tree

(noun) a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

Clementine (comparative more Clementine, superlative most Clementine)

Of or relating to Clement, especially to Pope Clement I and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V and his compilations of canon law, or to the Sixto-Clementine Vulgate (commonly called the Clementine Vulgate).

Proper noun

Clementine

A female given name from Latin borrowed from French Clémentine in the 19th century.

Etymology

Noun

clementine (plural clementines)

A type of small, sweet orange, the result of a cross between a tangerine and Seville orange.

Source: Wiktionary


Clem"ent*ine, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to Clement, esp. to St.Clement of Rome and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V. and his compilations of canon law.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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