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literae humaniores

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lit-er-ae hu-man-iores
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An undergraduate course of study focused on classics.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of literae humaniores.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin līterae hūmāniōrēs (literally “more humane literature”), originally in contrast with theology (the literae diviniores).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: līterae hūmāniōrēs

Usage

Inflected Forms

litteræ humaniores (alternative)

Synonyms

Greats Lit. Hum.

Questions

What does literae humaniores mean?
An undergraduate course of study focused on classics.
Where does literae humaniores come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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