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Webster 1913 Edition

Tralatitious

Tralˊa-ti′tious

,
Adj.
[L.
tralatitius
,
translatitius
,
tralaticius
,
translaticius
. See
Tralation
.]
1.
Passed along; handed down; transmitted.
Among biblical critics a
tralatitious
interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor.
W. Withington.
2.
Metaphorical; figurative; not literal.
Stackhouse.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tralatitious

TRALATI'TIOUS

,
Adj.
[L. translatus, transfero.]
Metaphorical; not literal.

Definition 2024

tralatitious

tralatitious

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Adjective

tralatitious

  1. transferred
  2. (of words or phrases) metaphorical
  3. passed down; transmitted from one to another
  4. (obsolete) passed around; common

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