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compital

compital adjective: of the vein of a leaf, intersecting at a wide angle.

Adjective

compital (not comparable)

  1. Of the vein of a leaf, intersecting at a wide angle.
  2. Of or pertaining to crossroads.
    • The compital shrines stood at primary crossroads in the vici and received sacrifices during the annual Compitalia Festival.2011, Brenda Longfellow, Roman Imperialism and Civic Patronage

Origin of compital

From Latin compitus (“crossroads”).

Questions about compital

What does compital mean?
Compital means of the vein of a leaf, intersecting at a wide angle.
What part of speech is compital?
Compital is an adjective.

Words near compital in the dictionary

  1. compinge
  2. compinged
  3. compinging
  4. compings
  5. compiss
  6. compital
  7. Compitalia
  8. Compiègne
  9. compl.
  10. complacence
  11. complacences

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