collatitious
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin collātītius, later form of collātīcius (“brought together, raised by contribution”). See collation.
Adjective
[edit]collatitious (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Characterised by the contributions of many people.
- 1806 October, Thomas Moore, “Pic-Nics”, in The Universal Magazine, volume 6, page 314:
- The Greeks and Romans […] had certain entertainments which they called collatitious feasts, where every guest that was invited contributed his share to the repast.
- (obsolete, medicine) Relating to the digestive system and other associated organs, such as the liver and pancreas.
- 1848, The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 38:
- nor was there any morbid alteration in the collatitious organs.