English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstæmɪnəl/, /ˈstæmənəl/

Etymology 1

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stamen + -al. Compare French staminal.

Adjective

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staminal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to stamens.
    staminal tube
    staminal column

Etymology 2

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stamina + -(a)l.

Adjective

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staminal (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Pertaining to or promoting stamina or endurance.
    • 1896 November 2/3, Daily News 3 (quoted in the New English Dictionary):
      The supplies [] consisting chiefly of large quantities of provisions, vegetables, staminal foods, and pemmicans, will be sold [] on Monday.
  2. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the stamina or basic structure or constitution of a thing.
    • 1798, J. Barry, Let. Dilettanti Soc., page 32:
      The absurdity [] of magnifying its accidental casual connexion with patronage, into something staminal and essential to its growth and perfection.
    • 1805, Southey, in Robberds' Mem. W. Taylor II, page 77:
      I know myself to be free from these staminal defects.
    • 1845, J. Martineau, Misc., published 1852, page 92:
      an exposition of his staminal ideas of this subject

References

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Anagrams

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French

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Adjective

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staminal (feminine staminale, masculine plural staminaux, feminine plural staminales)

  1. staminal

Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French staminal.

Adjective

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staminal m or n (feminine singular staminală, masculine plural staminali, feminine and neuter plural staminale)

  1. staminal

Declension

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