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

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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