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cathedratic

cathedratic adjective: promulgated ex cathedra; authoritative.

Adjective

cathedratic (not comparable)

  1. promulgated ex cathedra; authoritative.

Origin of cathedratic

From Medieval Latin cathedrāticus, from Latin cathedra + -ticus.

Questions about cathedratic

What does cathedratic mean?
Cathedratic means promulgated ex cathedra; authoritative.
What part of speech is cathedratic?
Cathedratic is an adjective.

Words near cathedratic in the dictionary

  1. cathedrals
  2. Cathedraltown
  3. cathedralwise
  4. cathedras
  5. cathedrated
  6. cathedratic
  7. cathedratical
  8. cathedratically
  9. cathedræ
  10. cathedulin
  11. cathedulins

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