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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολᾰστῐκός (skholastikós).
Pronunciation
Adjective
escolástico (feminine escolástica, masculine plural escolásticos, feminine plural escolásticas)
- (philosophy) scholastic (relating to scholasticism, medieval philosophical system)
- (derogatory) orthodox, traditionalist (that sticks to formulas)
- (obsolete) school (relating to or characteristic of school)
- (figuratively) modest, poor, scruffy, unpretentious
Noun
escolástico m (plural escolásticos, feminine escolástica, feminine plural escolásticas)
- (philosophy) scholastic (supporter of scholasticism)
- (religion) scholastic (individual who completes the scholasticate, stage of religious formation)
- (obsolete) student
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολαστικός (skholastikós, “scholarly, studious”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskoˈlastiko/
- Rhymes: -astiko
- Syllabification: es‧co‧lás‧ti‧co
Adjective
escolástico (feminine escolástica, masculine plural escolásticos, feminine plural escolásticas)
- (philosophy) scholastic (of or relating to scholasticism)
Noun
escolástico m (plural escolásticos)
- scholastic (a member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism)
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