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velite

velite noun: a type of Roman infantryman who worked as a skirmisher.

Noun

velite (plural velites)

  1. (historical) A type of Roman infantryman who worked as a skirmisher.

Forms of velite

pluralvelites

Origin of velite

Borrowed from Latin vēlitēs, plural of vēles.

Questions about velite

What does velite mean?
Velite means a type of Roman infantryman who worked as a skirmisher.
What part of speech is velite?
Velite is a noun.
What is the plural of velite?
The plural of velite is velites.

Words near velite in the dictionary

  1. Velislav
  2. velitaries
  3. velitary
  4. velitation
  5. velitations
  6. velite
  7. Veliterni
  8. Veliternian
  9. Veliternians
  10. velites
  11. Velitrae

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