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Patavinity
Pronunciation : Pat`a*vin"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. patavinitas, fr. Patavium: cf. F. patavinit
Definition : Defn: The use of local or provincial words, as in the peculiar style or diction of Livy, the Roman historian; -- so called from Patavium, now Padua, the place of Livy's nativity.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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