English Explanatory Dictionary

Italianate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Italian in style or character.
  2. Pertaining to a style of Latin pronunciation imitating the modern Roman dialect of Italian, originally popularized outside of Italy by ultramontane Roman Catholics in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
verb
  1. To Italianize.

Word forms

Italianate more Italianate most Italianate Italianates Italianating Italianated

Etymology

From Italian + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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