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comitia
co·mi·ti·a
/
kəˈmɪʃ
i
ə
/
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k
uh
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mish
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noun
Roman History
.
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
Origin:
1615–25;
<
Latin,
plural of
comitium
assembly, equivalent to
com-
com-
+
-it-,
noun derivative of
īre
to go (cf.
comes
) +
-ium
-ium
Related forms
co·mi·tial
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kəˈmɪʃ
əl
/
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k
uh
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mish
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uh
l
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,
adjective
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comitia
(kəˈmɪʃɪə)
—
n
an ancient Roman assembly that elected officials and exercised judicial and legislative authority
[C17: from Latin
comitium
assembly, from
com-
together +
īre
to go]
comitial
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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