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vulgates

vulgates is the plural of vulgate.

Meaning of vulgate

Noun

vulgate (plural vulgates)

  1. The language of a people, especially the commoners.
    • The linguistic and socio-historical evidence herein examined suggests that the development of Coptic occurred in Ptolemaic Egypt, not only as a spoken vulgate in the Delta, but as a script produced through […]1988, Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities Journal, page 96
    Synonyms:
    vernacular, vulgar
  2. (especially the Bible) A common version or edition.

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Questions about vulgates

What is vulgates the plural of?
Vulgates is the plural of vulgate.

Words near vulgates in the dictionary

  1. vulgarness
  2. vulgarnesses
  3. vulgars
  4. vulgate
  5. vulgated
  6. vulgates
  7. vulgation
  8. vulgaxanthin
  9. vulgaxanthins
  10. vulgo
  11. vulgus

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