English

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Etymology

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From Latin acanthinus, from acanthus + English -ine (relating to).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θɪn/, /əˈkænt.θɪn/, /əˈkænˌθaɪn/
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  • Rhymes: -ænθɪn

Adjective

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acanthine (comparative more acanthine, superlative most acanthine)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus, or its leaves. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][2]

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  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)
  2. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “acanthine”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Latin

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Adjective

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acanthine

  1. vocative masculine singular of acanthinus