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globate

globate adjective: having the form of a globe; spherical.

Adjective

globate (comparative more globate, superlative most globate)

  1. (archaic) Having the form of a globe; spherical.
    • globate gland

Forms of globate

comparativemore globate
superlativemost globate
alternative formglobated

Origin of globate

From Latin globatus, past participle of globare (“to make into a ball”), from globus (“ball”).

Questions about globate

What does globate mean?
Globate means having the form of a globe; spherical.
What part of speech is globate?
Globate is an adjective.

Words near globate in the dictionary

  1. globalwide
  2. globar
  3. globard
  4. globards
  5. globars
  6. globate
  7. globated
  8. globaurid
  9. globaurids
  10. globbed
  11. globbier

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