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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEONINE

From Latin leōnīnus, from leō lion.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEONINE

leonine  [ˈliːəˌnaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEONINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leonine is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LEONINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Leonine

Leonine may refer to: ▪ Leonine City, a part of the city of Rome ▪ Leonine College, a college for priests in training in Rome. ▪ Leonine facies, a face that resembles that of a lion ▪ Leonine Prayers, a set of prayers that from 1884 to early 1965 were prescribed by the Popes for recitation after Low Mass ▪ Leonine Sacramentary, a manuscript written in the seventh century ▪ Leonine verse, a type of versification based on internal rhyme, and commonly used in Latin verse of the European Middle Ages ▪ Lions - pertaining to or characteristic of the lion.

Definition of leonine in the English dictionary

The definition of leonine in the dictionary is of, characteristic of, or resembling a lion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEONINE


arginine
ˈɑːdʒɪˌnaɪn
asinine
ˈæsɪˌnaɪn
benign
bɪˈnaɪn
buteonine
ˈbjuːtɪəʊˌnaɪn
canine
ˈkeɪnaɪn
falconine
ˈfɔːlkəˌnaɪn
Fescennine
ˈfɛsɪˌnaɪn
hominine
ˈhɒmɪˌnaɪn
nine
naɪn
nine-nine-nine
ˈnaɪnˈnaɪnˈnaɪn
oscinine
ˈɒsɪˌnaɪn
pavonine
ˈpævəˌnaɪn
pennine
ˈpɛnaɪn
pyronine
ˈpaɪrəʊˌnaɪn
ranine
ˈreɪˌnaɪn
saponine
ˈsæpəˌnaɪn
saturnine
ˈsætəˌnaɪn
solanine
ˈsəʊləˌnaɪn
vespertilionine
ˌvɛspəˈtɪlɪəˌnaɪn
vireonine
ˈvɪrɪəʊˌnaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEONINE

leone
Leonian
Leonid
Leonidas
Leonine City
Leonine verse
Leonis
Leonov
leontiasis
leontopodium
leopard
leopard lily
leopard moth
leopard´s-bane
leopardess
Leopardi
leopardskin

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEONINE

adenine
alanine
cinchonine
conine
coregonine
cotinine
creatinine
cyanine
ethionine
feminine
guanine
methionine
mezzanine
on cloud nine
phenylalanine
quinine
sixty-nine
thionine
threonine
triiodothyronine

Synonyms and antonyms of leonine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leonine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEONINE

Find out the translation of leonine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leonine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leonine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狮子的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

leonés
570 millions of speakers

English

leonine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिंह जैसा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اسدى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

львиная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leonina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিংহসদৃশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

léonin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Leonine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Löwen-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ライオンの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사자의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Leonine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về sư tử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிங்கம் போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लियोनिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aslan gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

leonino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leonine
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

левова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

leonin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιονταρίσιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leeus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Leoninska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leonine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leonine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEONINE»

The term «leonine» is regularly used and occupies the 82.493 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEONINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leonine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEONINE»

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A Classified Index to the Leonine, Gelasian and Gregorian ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Henry Austin Wilson, 2008
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Thomas Aquinas on Human Nature: A Philosophical Study of ...
CT Compendium theologiae (Leonine vol. 42) In1C In epistolam primam ad Corinthios InDA Sentencia libri De anima (Leonine vol. 45,1) InDC In libros De caelo et mundo expositio InDDN Super librum Dionysii De divinis nominibus InDH ...
Robert Pasnau, 2002
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Pattern Poetry: Guide to an Unknown Literature
Leonine verse, while hard to define, is easy to recognize from a simple example: wish treat well me and ill Very little scholarship exists on this form, though it is not uncommon up through the baroque. The earliest example is said to be by ...
Dick Higgins, 1987
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That They be One: The Social Teaching of the Papal ...
85; Leonine period, 81, 101n, H0n; natural law theory, 175, 177; post- Leonine period, 132, 146; pre-Leonine period, 8, 10, 19, 29; "property is theft," 35n Protestantism, 16, 58, 192, 193n Proudhon, Pierre, 9 prudence, 76 psychology, ...
Michael Joseph Schuck, 1991
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Contemporary Perspectives on Natural Law: Natural Law as a ...
23 (Rome/Louvain: Leonine Commission/ Editori de San Tommaso, 1976). De potentia, in Quaestiones disputatae, vol. 2, ed. P. Pession (Rome and Turin: Marietti, 1953). De principiis naturae ad Fratrem Sylvestrum. Opera omnia, vol.
Dr Ana Marta González, 2012
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Thomism: The Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas
Expositio libri Peryhermenias. 2nd Leonine ed., 1*1. 1989. Expositio libri Posteriorum. 2nd Leonine ed., 1*2. 1989. Expositio in decem libros Elhicorum Aristotelis ad Nicomachum. Leonine ed. , 47 (in 2 vols.). 1969. Ed. Raimondo M. Spiazzi.
Etienne Gilson, 2002
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Verbum: Word and Idea in Aquinas
We give first the Leonine title of the work as this is found in the list at the end of the folio volumes of the Leonine editions. Then we indicate the edition or editions that we used most frequently in our editing, including editions specifically ...
Bernard J. F. Lonergan, Frederick E. Crowe, Robert M. Doran, 1997
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Pattern Poetry: Guide to an Unknown Literature
Leonine verse, while hard to define, is easy to recognize from a simple example: wish well love well me and i'll you treat ill serve still. Very little scholarship exists on this form, though it is not uncommon up through the baroque. The earliest ...
Dick Higgins
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The Iapetus High Fantasy Role Playing Game
Leonine(L). Rolls Defense: Hit Point Magic Defense: Initiative bonus Auto Defense Evade: Resists: Block: Tremendous: Magical Block: Critical Evade All Auto Hit: Magical Evade Hit Bonus Absorb: Recovery (HP) Pin Point: EXP: Heroic Attack: ...
Edmund Sim
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Perfecting Human Actions: St. Thomas Aquinas on Human ...
Leonine 25. Parma 9. Marietti, 1956. English translation: Saint Thomas Aquinas, Quodlibetal Questions 1 and 2. Translated by S. Edwards. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 1983. Quaestiones disputatae de Anima. Leonine  ...
John Michael Rziha, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEONINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leonine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Could London's next mayor really be another Old Etonian …
It is also true that the London Olympics would not have happened without her leonine persistence, and that as much as anyone she was ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Minerva's Sunday Horoscope: 07/19/15 - SFGate
It's not surprising that, in addition to that Leonine boldness and charisma, you possess the gentle sensitivity of a Moonchild. Cusp kids are lucky ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
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other side of the looking glass
... influenced by women: his wife, his daughters, the leonine, regal Peta Credlin who, when he was last looking wobbly, was thought a liability. «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
Bob Gruen's Legendary Rock Shots Find a Permanent Home
He's the eye behind tenor-setting images—John Lennon, leonine in the “New York City” muscle tee; Debbie Harry, emerging resplendent from ... «Style.com, Jul 15»
5
It's All Good
On 4 July two of them ruffled my eagle feathers with their leonine snootiness, so I defended our nat'l honor: “Wilson & Scott--thanks for your ... «Ukiah Daily Journal, Jul 15»
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Isle of Man students travel to International Linguistic Olympiad in …
Daniel Quayle, Annie Lennon, Max Quayle and Dylan Leonine – will join young people from around the world at the 13th International ... «isleofman.com, Jul 15»
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Zia emerges champion in rating chess
FM Mehdi Hasan Parag of Leonine Chess Club finished runner-up and his teammate Uten became 3rd in the meet. Both earned 7.5 points ... «Financial Express Bangladesh, Jul 15»
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Tuesday's best TV
9pm, E4. Despite one too many musical interludes and a corny extended metaphor around the leonine qualities of the Lyon brothers, Fox's ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Omar Sharif: A life lived in 70mm
... to Islam to marry the beautiful Egyptian actress Faten Hamama and became Omar Sharif, the “noble man”, more suited to that leonine head. «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
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'For me, if it's art, it must be crazy'
... his leonine strength and grace. Nor does it take an expert to recognise the charisma, virility and no-holds-barred drama that he brings to the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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