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English adjective: palatine | |||
| 1. | palatine relating to or lying near the palate | ||
| Samples | Palatal index. The palatine tonsils. | ||
| Synonyms | palatal | ||
| 2. | palatine of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives | ||
| 3. | palatine of or relating to a palace | ||
English noun: palatine | |||
| 1. | palatine (person) any of various important officials in ancient Rome | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Roman | ||
| 2. | palatine (person) (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands | ||
| Synonyms | palsgrave | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Lord, noble, nobleman | ||
| Domain category | Dark Ages, Middle Ages | ||
| 3. | Palatine (location) the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces | ||
| Instance hypernym | hill | ||
| Part meronym | Seven Hills of Rome | ||
| 4. | palatine (body) either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits | ||
| Synonyms | os palatinum, palatine bone | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bone, os | ||
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