Capitoline

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Capitoline

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From Latin Capitolīnus (adj. & n.), from Capitolium (“Capitoline Hill”) + -inus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (“forming nouns”) or -ōlus (“-ole: forming diminutives”) + -ium (“forming location names”).

proper noun the Capitoline

Synonym of Capitoline Hill, the highest of the seven hills of Rome. He said to meet him on the Capitoline.
Similar: Capitoline Hill

adjective

not comparable Of or relating to Capitoline Hill in Rome or (historical) the various temples there in antiquity.

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@misc{capitoline_2026,
  title = {Capitoline},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capitoline},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}