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magistral

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle French magistral, and its source, Latin magistrālis, from magister (master). Doublet of mistral.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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magistral (comparative more magistral, superlative most magistral)

  1. Pertaining to or befitting a master; authoritative. [from 16th c.]
    • 1928, Hart Crane, letter, 16 September:
      [Y]ou live on a magistral hill in a venerable mansion, not to speak of governmental rations.
    • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 889:
      Toby opened the game with a magistral flourish.
  2. (obsolete, pharmacology) Sovereign (of a remedy); extremely effective. [16th–17th c.]
  3. (pharmacology) Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines. [from 16th c.]

Noun

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magistral (countable and uncountable, plural magistrals)

  1. (pharmacology) A sovereign medicine or remedy.
  2. (countable) A magistral line.
  3. (chiefly uncountable) Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin magistrālis. Doublet of mestral.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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magistral m or f (masculine and feminine plural magistrals)

  1. characteristic of a master or mastery; masterful, magistral
    Synonym: mestrívol

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Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian магистраль (magistralʹ), from Latin magistralis, itself from magister.

Noun

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magistral

  1. magistral line.

Declension

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Declension of magistral
singular plural
nominative magistral magistraller
genitive magistralniñ magistrallerniñ
dative magistralge magistrallerge
accusative magistralni magistrallerni
locative magistralde magistrallerde
ablative magistralden magistrallerden

Adjective

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magistral

  1. main, arterial.

References

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  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • magistral”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin magistrālis, itself from magister. Doublet of mistral.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.ʒis.tʁal/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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magistral (feminine magistrale, masculine plural magistraux, feminine plural magistrales)

  1. (relational) master; magistral
  2. ex cathedra
    cours magistrallecture
  3. (figuratively) remarkable, masterful
  4. (figuratively) resounding, sound
    Il s’est planté d’une façon magistrale.(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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Galician

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Adjective

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magistral m or f (plural magistrais, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of maxistral

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  • magistral” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French magistral.

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Adjective

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magistral m or n (feminine singular magistrală, masculine plural magistrali, feminine and neuter plural magistrale)

  1. masterly

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite magistral magistrală magistrali magistrale
definite magistralul magistrala magistralii magistralele
genitive-
dative
indefinite magistral magistrale magistrali magistrale
definite magistralului magistralei magistralilor magistralelor

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin magistrālis, itself from magister. Doublet of maestral and mistral.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maxisˈtɾal/ [ma.xisˈt̪ɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ma‧gis‧tral

Adjective

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magistral m or f (masculine and feminine plural magistrales)

  1. magistral, magisterial

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