Nicholine

English

WOTD – 6 December 2012, 6 December 2014

Etymology

From Nicholas +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪkəlaɪn/ (for the adjective)

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

Nicholine (comparative more Nicholine, superlative most Nicholine)

1. Created by, in the style of, or pertaining to any of several people named Nicholas.
   • 1994, Helen M. Jewell, The North--South divide, page 166:

     Three fixed points are the bishop of Norwich's valuation of 1254, the Nicholine taxation of 1291-2, […]

   • 2000, Antonio Pinelli, Maria Beltramini, Alessandro Angeli (photographer), The Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican: Essays, page 41:

     It seems that around 1470 Pope Paul II ordered the resumption of work on the new Nicholine tribune, […]

   • 2002, Anthony Grafton, Leon Battista Alberti: Master Builder of the Italian Renaissance, page 297:

     Nicholine Rome failed to reach completion, as one disaster followed another. Nicholas managed to realize only a fragment of what he planned.

Proper noun

Nicholine

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, a feminine form of Nicholas.

Anagrams

• chinoline