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excelsus.

elevated, lofty

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɛkˈskɛɫ.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ekˈʃɛl.sus]

  1. elevated, lofty

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    Glōria in excelsīs Deō.

  2. surpassing, excelling

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin excellō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin excelsus From excellō (“elevate”) + -tus (forms past participles).

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