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cardinal-nephew

cardinal-nephew noun: any cardinal created by the nepotism of a Pope.

Noun

cardinal-nephew (plural cardinal-nephews)

  1. Any cardinal created by the nepotism of a Pope

Forms of cardinal-nephew

pluralcardinal-nephews
alternative formcardinal nephew

Questions about cardinal-nephew

What does cardinal-nephew mean?
Cardinal-nephew means any cardinal created by the nepotism of a Pope.
What part of speech is cardinal-nephew?
Cardinal-nephew is a noun.
What is the plural of cardinal-nephew?
The plural of cardinal-nephew is cardinal-nephews.

Words near cardinal-nephew in the dictionary

  1. cardinal veins
  2. cardinal virtue
  3. cardinal virtues
  4. cardinal vowel
  5. cardinal vowels
  6. cardinal-nephew
  7. cardinal-nephews
  8. cardinalate
  9. cardinalates
  10. Cardinale
  11. Cardinales

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