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Clementine
//ˈklɛməntaɪn// adj, name, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to Clement, especially to Pope Clement I and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V and his compilations of canon law, or to the Sixto-Clementine Vulgate (commonly called the Clementine Vulgate). not-comparable
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Latin; feminine of Clement.
"Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine! Thou were lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine."
Noun
- 1 A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (Citrus × aurantium f. deliciosa) and a sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Scientific name: Citrus × clementina.
- 2 a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds wordnet
- 3 a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From French clémentine, from Clément + -ine, named after French missionary Clément Rodier (1839–1904), who is said to have first bred it. By surface analysis, Clement + -ine.
Etymology 2
From Latin clēmentīnus, from Late Latin Clēmens (“Clement”) (genitive Clēmentis) + -īnus (“of or pertaining to”), from clēmens (“merciful”).
Etymology 3
From French Clémentine, from Clément (“Clement”) + -ine (feminine suffix), from Late Latin Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), from clēmens (“merciful”).
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