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comate

/ˈkəʊmeɪt/

comate adjective: comose (having a coma, or bushy, hairy appearance).

Adjective

comate (comparative more comate, superlative most comate)

  1. (archaic) comose (having a coma, or bushy, hairy appearance).

Noun

comate (plural comates)

  1. (rare) Companion, fellow, mate.
    • Now my Coe-mates,and brothers in exile :
      Hath not old cuſtome made this life more ſvveete
      Then that of painted pompe ? Are not theſe vvoods
      More free from perill then the enuious Court ?c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Forms of comate

Adjective
comparativemore comate
superlativemost comate
Noun
pluralcomates

Origin of comate

First attested in 1600; borrowed from Latin cōmātus, from cōma (“hair”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

First attested in 1576; from co- + mate.

Questions about comate

What does comate mean?
Comate means comose (having a coma, or bushy, hairy appearance).
What part of speech is comate?
Comate can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce comate?
Comate is pronounced /ˈkəʊmeɪt/.

Words near comate in the dictionary

  1. comast
  2. comasterid
  3. comasterids
  4. comastic
  5. comasts
  6. comate
  7. comates
  8. comatic
  9. comatik
  10. comatiks
  11. comatoast

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