"propitiary" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more propitiary [comparative], most propitiary [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin propitiāre (“to appease”) + -ary. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|propitiāre||to appease}} Latin propitiāre (“to appease”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} propitiary (comparative more propitiary, superlative most propitiary)
  1. (uncommon) Synonym of propitiatory. Tags: uncommon Synonyms: propitiatory [synonym, synonym-of]
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