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Capitoline hill
//ˈkæpɪtəlaɪn ˈhɪl// name
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The highest of the seven hills of Rome.
Etymology
Calque of Latin Capitōlīnus mons, from Capitōlīnus + mons (“hill”), from Capitōlium (“the Capitoline Hill”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (“forming nouns”) or -ōlus (“-ole: forming diminutives”) + -ium (“forming location names”).
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