Ravennate

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One of the Ravennese: a native or inhabitant of Ravenna in Italy. rare

    "...shortly after he arrived in his adopted city the signore Guido II da Polenta appointed Giovanni as one of the Ravennates who served as foreign notaries at the podesla's court in Florence."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or concerning Ravenna, a major city in Italy.

    "He held at first that this work had originated from a Ravennate workshop."

Synonyms

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ravennanravenneseravennese

Example

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"He held at first that this work had originated from a Ravennate workshop."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ravenna + -ate (adjective-forming suffix); an anglicized form of Italian ravennate and Latin Ravennās through incorrectly associated endings (see Latin -ās).

Etymology 2

From a substantivation of the above adjective. Equivalent to Ravenna + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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