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frumentarian

UK/ˌfɹuː.mənˈtɛəɹi.ən/US/ˌfɹu.mənˈtɛɹi.ən/

frumentarian adjective: synonym of frumentarious.

Adjective

frumentarian (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of frumentarious.
    • A political result, we may also say aim, of the frumentarian plebiscite of Gaius was to disattach the city populace from its conservative moorings and to enlist it in the service of reform.1909, George Willis Botsford, The Roman Assemblies from Their Origin to the End of the Republic
    Synonyms:
    frumentarious

Synonyms of frumentarian

Origin of frumentarian

From Latin frūmentātiō + -ian.

Words that rhyme with frumentarian

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Questions about frumentarian

What does frumentarian mean?
Frumentarian means synonym of frumentarious.
What part of speech is frumentarian?
Frumentarian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce frumentarian?
Frumentarian is pronounced /ˌfɹuː.mənˈtɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).

Words near frumentarian in the dictionary

  1. fruitworms
  2. fruity
  3. fruity in the booty
  4. frum
  5. frumentaceous
  6. frumentarian
  7. frumentarious
  8. frumentary
  9. frumentation
  10. frumentations
  11. frumenties

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