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vexillary

Syllables: vex·il·la·ryUK/ˈvɛksɪləɹi/US/ˈvɛksəˌlɛɹi/

vexillary adjective: creating a partition.

Adjective

vexillary (not comparable)

  1. Creating a partition.
  2. Larger than the other (leaves, petals, etc.) and rising above them.

Noun

vexillary (plural vexillaries)

  1. (Ancient-Rome) A standard-bearer of a vexillum.
    • In letters like to those the vexillary / Hast left crag-carven o'er the streaming Gelt— […]1874, Alfred Tennyson, “Gareth and Lynette”, in Idylls of the King (The Works of Alfred Tennyson; V), cabinet edition, London: Henry S. King & Co., […], →OCLC, page 84
    Synonyms:
    vexillator

Synonyms of vexillary

Forms of vexillary

pluralvexillaries

Origin of vexillary

From Latin vexillarius: compare French vexillaire.

Words formed from vexillary

Words that rhyme with vexillary

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Questions about vexillary

What does vexillary mean?
Vexillary means creating a partition.
What part of speech is vexillary?
Vexillary can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce vexillary?
Vexillary is pronounced /ˈvɛksɪləɹi/ (UK).

Words near vexillary in the dictionary

  1. vexful
  2. vexil
  3. vexilla
  4. vexillar
  5. vexillaries
  6. vexillary
  7. vexillary permutation
  8. vexillate
  9. vexillation
  10. vexillations
  11. vexillator

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