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emulatrix

emulatrix noun: a female who emulates.

Noun

emulatrix (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A female who emulates.
    • Damophila, the wife of Damophilus the philosopher, was the contemporary, relation, and emulatrix, of Sappho.1807, Mary Hays, Female biography: Volume 2, page 193
    • I cannot contemplate, without awe, the works of your hands; they will live as long as art itself; the emulatrix of nature and human genius shall be celebrated on earth.1859, William Noel Sainsbury, Original unpublished papers illustrative of the life of Sir Peter Paul Rubens, page 362
    Synonyms:
    emulatress

Synonyms of emulatrix

Origin of emulatrix

From Latin aemulātrīx, equivalent to emulator + -trix.

Questions about emulatrix

What does emulatrix mean?
Emulatrix means a female who emulates.
What part of speech is emulatrix?
Emulatrix is a noun.

Words near emulatrix in the dictionary

  1. emulator
  2. emulators
  3. emulatory
  4. emulatress
  5. emulatresses
  6. emulatrix
  7. emule
  8. emuled
  9. emules
  10. emulge
  11. emulged

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