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capitoline

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Cap⋅i⋅to⋅line

  [kap-i-tl-ahyn]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the Capitoline or to the ancient temple of Jupiter that stood on this hill.
–noun
2. one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.
Origin:
1610–20; < L Capitōlīnus. See Capitol, -ine 1
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Cap·i·to·line   (kāp'ĭ-tə-līn')   
The highest of the seven hills of ancient Rome. It was the historic and religious center of the city.
Cap'i·to·line' adj.
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