LITTERAE HUMANIORES

Meaning of LITTERAE HUMANIORES in English

Pronunciation: ' li-t ə - ˌ r ī -hü- ˌ mä-n ē - ' o ̇ r- ˌ ā s

Function: noun plural

Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, more humane letters

Date: 1747

: HUMANITIES

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LITTERAE HUMANIORES — noun plural Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, more humane letters Date: 1747 humanities
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LITTERAE HUMANIORES — -hyüˌmanēˈōˌrēz noun plural Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, more humane letters : humanities
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITTERAE HUMANIORES — /lit"euh ree' hyooh man'ee awr"eez, -ohr"eez/ the humanities as a field of study. [ 1740-50; litterae humaniores lit., more humane …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LITTERAE HUMANIORES — noun plural Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, more humane letters Date: 1747 : humanities
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LITTERAE HUMANIORES — [lit.te.rae hu.ma.ni.o.res] n pl [ML, lit., more humane letters] (1747): humanities
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LITTERAE CLAUSAE — ˈlid.əˌrēˈklȯˌzē noun plural Etymology: New Latin : letters close
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITERAE HUMANIORES — n. (Latin) "more humane letters", Greats, study of Classics (philosophy, humanities and ancient history) at Oxford University and other universities
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LITERAE HUMANIORES — [ ˌlɪtərʌɪ hju:ˌmanɪ'ɔ:ri:z ] ■ plural noun [treated as sing. ] the honours course in classics, philosophy, and ancient history …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LITERAE HUMANIORES — n. Brit. the name of the school of classics and philosophy at Oxford University. [L, = the more humane studies]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LITERAE HUMANIORES — n. Brit. the name of the school of classics and philosophy at Oxford University. [ L, = the more humane …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LITERAE HUMANIORES — n. Brit. the name of the school of classics and philosophy at Oxford University. Etymology: L, the more humane studies
Oxford English vocab
LITERAE HUMANIORES — 1) "гуманитарные науки" (курс классических языков и философии в Оксфордском университете (Oxford University); четырёхгодичный; см. (Modern Greats) 2) выпускной экзамен …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
LITERAE HUMANIORES — 1) "гуманитарные науки" (курс классических языков и философии в Оксфордском университете [Oxford University]; четырёхгодичный; см. Modern Greats) 2) выпускной экзамен на …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
LITTERATEUR — or littérateur noun Etymology: French littérateur, from Latin litterator critic, from litterae letters, literature Date: 1806 a literary person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LITERATE — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English literat, from Latin litteratus marked with letters, ~, from litterae letters, literature, from plural of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LETTER — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French lettre, from Latin littera ~ of the alphabet, litterae, plural, epistle, literature Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LITERATE — I. ˈlid.ərə̇t, ˈlitərə̇t, ˈli.trə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V adjective Etymology: Middle English literat, from Latin litteratus, literatus, adjective & noun, from litterae, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITERAL — I. ˈlid.ərəl, ˈlitər-, ˈli.trəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin litteralis, literalis, from Latin, of a …
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LETTER — I. ˈled.ə(r), -etə- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English lettre, letter, from Old French lettre, from …
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PRELITERARY — “+ adjective 1. [ pre- + Latin litterae, literae writing + English -ary — more at letter ] : preliterate …
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LIT HUM — abbreviation Usage: often capitalized L&H Etymology: Medieval Latin literae humaniores the humanities
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LITERARY — ˈlid.əˌrerē, ˈlitəˌr-, -ri adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin littera, litera letter + English -ary; in other senses, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LETTRE DE CRÉANCE — |le.trədəkrā|äⁿs noun ( plural lettres de créance “) Etymology: French, from Middle French, translation of Medieval Latin litterae credentiae : …
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LETTERS PATENT — noun plural Etymology: Middle English, part translation of Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French lettres patentes, translation of Medieval Latin litterae …
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LETTERS OVERT — noun plural Etymology: translation of Anglo-French lettres overtes, translation of Medieval Latin litterae patentes : letters patent
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LETTERS OF MARQUE — also letter of marque Etymology: Middle English letters of marc, probably part translation of Medieval Latin litterae de marqua : …
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LETTERS CREDENTIAL — noun plural Etymology: part translation of Medieval Latin litterae credentiales : letter of credence
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LETTERS CLOSE — -ˈklōs noun plural Etymology: translation of French lettres closes, from Middle French, translation of Medieval Latin litterae clausae : letters …
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LETTER OF CREDENCE — or letters of credence Etymology: Middle English letter of credance, probably part translation of Medieval Latin litterae de credentia, litterae …
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DIMISSORY LETTER — noun Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin dimissoriae litterae 1. : a letter given by a bishop dismissing a clergyman to …
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UNCIAL — — uncially , adv. /un"shee euhl, -sheuhl/ , adj. 1. designating, written in, or pertaining to a form of majuscule …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PATENT — — patentable , adj. — patentability , n. — patentably , adv. — patently , adv. /pat"nt/ or, for 10, …
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GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREATS — n. Literae Humaniores, study of Classics (philosophy, humanities and ancient history) at Oxford University and other universities
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UNCIAL — I. ˈən(t)-shəl, -sē-əl adjective Etymology: Late Latin unciales ( litterae ) uncial (letters), from Latin, plural of uncialis weighing an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LITERATE — I. ˈli-tə-rət also ˈli-trət adjective Etymology: Middle English literat, from Latin litteratus marked with letters, literate, from litterae letters, literature, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LETTER — I. ˈle-tər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French lettre, from Latin littera letter of the alphabet, litterae, plural, epistle, literature …
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LITTERATEUR — or lit·té·ra·teur ˌli-tə-rə-ˈtər, ˌli-trə-, -ˈtu̇r Etymology: French littérateur, from Latin litterator critic, from litterae letters, literature Date: 1806 : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNCIAL — [ 'ʌnsɪəl , -ʃ(ə)l ] ■ adjective 1》 denoting or written in a majuscule script with rounded separated letters which …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LETTERS PATENT — ■ plural noun an open document issued by a monarch or government conferring a patent or other right. Origin ME: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GREAT — ■ adjective 1》 of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average. ↘( Greater ) (of a city) including adjacent …
Concise Oxford English vocab
UNCIAL — [un.cial] adj [LL unciales (litterae) uncial (letters), fr. L, pl. of uncialis weighing an ounce, fr. uncia twelfth part, ounce--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LITTERATEUR — [lit.ter.a.teur] n [F litterateur, fr. L litterator critic, fr. litterae letters, literature] (1806): a literary person; esp: a professional writer
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MARETT, ROBERT R(ANULPH) — born June 13, 1866, Jersey, Channel Islands died Feb. 18, 1943 English social anthropologist who, like Sir James George Frazer …
Britannica English vocabulary
THIRD CLASS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Each train has five first, three second and two third class coaches with accommodation for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIT HUM — сокр. от (literae humaniores)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
GREATS — разг. см. (literae humaniores)2)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
LIT HUM — сокр. от literae humaniores
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
GREATS — разг. см. literae humaniores 2)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь

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