tralatitious
adjective
tral·a·ti·tious
¦tralə¦tishəs
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 generation to generation : handed down : traditional
among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor
William Withington
William Withington tralatitiously adverb
Word History
Etymology
Latin tralatitius, tralaticius (from tralatus, translatus, suppletive past participle of transferre to transfer) + -itius, -icius -itious
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- contact lens
- contact lenses
- contact light
- contact maker
- contact metamorphic
- contact metamorphism
- contact metasomatism
- contact microphone
- contact mineral
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- contact print
- contact receptor
- contact rock
- contact series
- contact trace
- contact traced
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