citerior
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citerior
- /sɪˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə/ UK
- /səˈtɪ.ɹi.ɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪəɹiə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin citerior (“(particularly in province names) nearer”), comparative of citer (“on this side; near”) (from cis (“on or to this or the near side of; short of; before”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe (“here”)) + -ior (suffix forming comparatives). The English word is cognate with French citérieur, Italian citeriore, Portuguese and Spanish citerior.
adjective citeriour
- Chiefly in place names: situated on the nearer side. The Abruzzo is alſo ſubdivided into the Abruzzo Citerior, the Abruzzo Ulterior, and the county of Moliſa. […] Finally, Calabria is ſubdivided into the Baſilicata, Calabria Citerior, and Calabria Ulterior.
