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hooked-e

hooked-e is the alternative spelling of hooked e.

Meaning of hooked e

Noun

hooked e

  1. Synonym of e caudata.
    • I have expanded hooked e as ae even in words where classical Latin demands an ae spelling. The scribe was by no means consistent in his use of the hooked e: thus we have caelum beside celum, aecclesia and ecclesia. The scribe also sometimes used the hooked e in spelling the final e of adverbs, of...2025, Thomas H. Bestul, Durham Book of Devotions: Edited from London, Society of Antiquaries, MS. 7, Brill, page 15
    Synonyms:
    e caudata

Questions about hooked-e

What is hooked-e the alternative spelling of?
Hooked-e is the alternative spelling of hooked e.

Words near hooked-e in the dictionary

  1. hooked it
  2. hooked it up
  3. hooked off
  4. hooked up
  5. hooked up on
  6. hooked-e
  7. hookedness
  8. hooker
  9. Hooker cell
  10. Hooker cells
  11. Hooker County

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