Alfonsine
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Alfonsine¹
Where it comes from
Equivalent to Alfonso + -ine, by way of earlier Alphonsine from Latin Alphōnsīnus.
adjective Alphonsine
- Of or relating to Alfonso X of Castile (1221–1284) or the Alfonsine tables, astronomical tables prepared under his patronage. The tables have been published by Rico y Sinobas (1866), in the same volume as his version of the Libro de las tablas alfonsies, and he claimed that they were "numerical fragments" of the original Alfonsine Tables.
noun Alfonsines · Alphonsine
- One of the scholars who compiled the Alfonsine tables. The oriental observers gave the method of determining the rising of the star, of taking the altitude of the sun, and of drawing the meridian line: they enabled the student to solve all the practical problems of astronomy. In the intellectual genealogy of man they may claim to be the progenitors of K
Alfonsine²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian Alfonsine.
proper noun
- A municipality of the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
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Talk about this word "Alfonsine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alfonsine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Alfonsine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alfonsine "Alfonsine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alfonsine.Cite this
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