See optimus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"plural",
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},
{
"form": "optimae",
"source": "declension",
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"feminine",
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "optima",
"source": "declension",
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{
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]
}
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"name": "la-adj-sup"
}
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"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"pos": "adj",
"related": [
{
"word": "bonus"
},
{
"word": "melior"
},
{
"word": "optō"
},
{
"word": "optiō"
}
],
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"Latin entries with etymon",
"Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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"Latin superlative adjectives",
"Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ep-",
"Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁épi",
"Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Latin terms with usage examples",
"Pages using etymon with no ID",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Pages with etymon"
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"bold_text_offsets": [
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64,
71
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36,
40
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],
"english": "This most perfect world is even the best of all possible worlds",
"text": "Hic mundus perfectissimus est etiam mundorum possibilium omnium optimus",
"translation": "This most perfect world is even the best of all possible worlds",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"extra": "best",
"word": "bonus"
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"superlative degree of bonus; best"
],
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"bonus",
"bonus#Latin"
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"ipa": "[ˈɔp.tɪ.mʊs]",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈɔp.ti.mus]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"word": "optimus"
}
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