əˌlaɪn, -lɪn adjective
of or pertaining to Charles, especially Charles I and Charles II of England or their times.
Also, Carolinian.
Origin:
1645–55; < Medieval Latin Carolīnus, equivalent to Carol(us) Charles + -īnus ine1
1645–55; < Medieval Latin Carolīnus, equivalent to Carol(us) Charles + -īnus ine1
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a female given name.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| 1. | Also called: Carolinian characteristic of or relating to Charles I or Charles II, kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the society over which they ruled, or their government |
| 2. | of or relating to any other king called Charles |
| Carolean or Carolean | |
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caroline
1652, "of or pertaining to a Charles," from Fr., from L. Carolus "Charles." Esp. of Charlemagne, or, in English history, Charles I and Charles II.
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