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Erasmine

UK/ɪˈɹæzmaɪn/

Erasmine adjective: of or pertaining to Desiderius Erasmus’s Novum Instrumentum omne (his authoritative revision of the Bible’s New Testament [five eds., 1516–1535]), its text, or its variae lectiones.

Adjective

Erasmine (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Desiderius Erasmus’s Novum Instrumentum omne (his authoritative revision of the Bible’s New Testament [five eds., 1516–1535]), its text, or its variae lectiones.
    • In the Erasmine and Benedictine editions of Jerome’s Works.1839, William Thomas Lowndes, The British Librarian, part I, § 1.4.38 (column 33)
    • The text of this edition…adopts 9 readings from the Complutensian, 4 from the Erasmine, 3 from both in common, and 9 entirely new.1880, A. Calvin, A General Catalogue of the Stock of C. J. Stewart, § 1,412 (page 116)

Origin of Erasmine

From the Latin Erasmīnus, from Erasmus + -īnus; equivalent to Erasmus + -ine.

Questions about Erasmine

What does Erasmine mean?
Erasmine means of or pertaining to Desiderius Erasmus’s Novum Instrumentum omne (his authoritative revision of the Bible’s New Testament [five eds., 1516–1535]), its text, or its variae lectiones.
What part of speech is Erasmine?
Erasmine is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Erasmine?
Erasmine is pronounced /ɪˈɹæzmaɪn/ (UK).

Words near Erasmine in the dictionary

  1. erasive
  2. erasively
  3. Eraskh
  4. Erasmian
  5. Erasmians
  6. Erasmine
  7. Erasmus
  8. Erasmuses
  9. erastai
  10. erastes
  11. Erastian

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