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arbiter elegantiae

 [ahr-bi-ter ey-le-gahn-tee-ahy; Eng. ahr-bi-ter el-uh-gan-shee-ee]  

ar·bi·ter e·le·gan·ti·ae

   [ahr-bi-ter ey-le-gahn-tee-ahy; Eng. ahr-bi-ter el-uh-gan-shee-ee]
noun Latin.
a judge of elegance or matters of taste.
Also, ar·bi·ter e·le·gan·ti·a·rum  [ahr-bi-ter ey-le-gahn-tee-ah-room; Eng. ahr-bi-ter el-uh-gan-shee-air-uhm] .

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Pe·tro·ni·us

   [pi-troh-nee-uhs]
noun
Ga·ius  [gey-uhs] , (Gaius Petronius Arbiter; “Arbiter Elegantiae”), died a.d. 66?, Roman satirist.
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