patavinity

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• Patavinity — Pat a*vin i*ty, n. [L. patavinitas, fr. Patavium: cf. F. patavinit[ e]] 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• patavinity — pat·a·vin·i·ty …   English syllables

• patavinity — The use of local slang or expressions when writing …   Grandiloquent dictionary

• patavinity —   n. use of dialect …   Dictionary of difficult words

• patavinity — ˌpad.əˈvinəd.ē noun ( es) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin patavinitas, from Patavium (Padua), Italy, birthplace of the Roman historian Livy + Latin itas ity 1 …   Useful english dictionary