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diplomatical

diplomatical is the dated form of diplomatic.

Meaning of diplomatic

Adjective

diplomatic (comparative more diplomatic, superlative most diplomatic)

  1. Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
    • She spent thirty years working for Canada's diplomatic service.
  2. Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
    • Thoughtful corrections can be diplomatic as well as instructional.
  3. Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus.
  4. Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic.

See all 5 meanings of diplomatic

Forms of diplomatical

comparativemore diplomatical
superlativemost diplomatical

Origin of diplomatical

From French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus + -al. By surface analysis, diplomat + -ical.

Words formed from diplomatical

Questions about diplomatical

What is diplomatical the dated form of?
Diplomatical is the dated form of diplomatic.

Words near diplomatical in the dictionary

  1. diplomatic pouch
  2. diplomatic pouches
  3. diplomatic relations
  4. diplomatic service
  5. diplomatic services
  6. diplomatical
  7. diplomatically
  8. diplomaticity
  9. diplomatick
  10. diplomaticness
  11. diplomatics

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