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"the palatine tonsils"adjectiverelating to or lying near the palate
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nouneither of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits
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noun(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
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nounany of various important officials in ancient Rometype of:
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nounthe most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palacespart of:
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of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
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of or relating to a palace
Definition that contains palatine
- palatine of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
- tonsillitis inflammation of the tonsils (especially the palatine tonsils)
- palatinate a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine
- palatinate a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine
- tonsillectomy surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy
- county palatine the territory of a count palatine
- pfalz a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine