TRALATITIOUS


Meaning of TRALATITIOUS in English

|tralə|tishəs adjective

Etymology: Latin tralatitius, tralaticius (from tralatus, translatus, suppletive past participle of transferre to transfer) + -itius, -icius -itious — more at translate

1. : having a character, force, or significance transferred or derived from something extraneous : metaphorical , figurative

the primary and tralatitious meanings of a word

2. : passed along as from hand to hand, mouth to mouth, or from generaton to generation : handed down : traditional

among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor — William Withington

• tral·a·ti·tious·ly adverb

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