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(adjective) of or relating to a palace |
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(adjective) of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives |
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(noun) either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits |
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Synonyms: os palatinum, palatine bone |
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Related Words: bone, os |
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(noun) the most important of the Seven Hills of ancient Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces |
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Related Words: hill |
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(noun) (medieval) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands |
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Synonyms: palsgrave |
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Related Words: lord, noble, nobleman |
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(noun) any of various important officials in ancient Rome |
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Related Words: Roman |
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(adjective) relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils" |
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Synonyms: palatal |
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