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Latin
Etymology
From ācer (“sharp, pungent”) + -tās.
Pronunciation
Noun
ācritās f (genitive ācritātis); third declension
- sharpness, pungency
- liveliness, vivacity
Declension
Third-declension noun.
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References
- “acritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- acritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “acritas”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “acritas”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- acritas in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “acritas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly