"praetexta" meaning in Latin

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Noun

Etymology: Ellipsis of toga praetexta. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|la|toga praetexta}} Ellipsis of toga praetexta Head templates: {{la-noun|praetexta<1>}} praetexta f (genitive praetextae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|praetexta<1>}} Forms: praetextae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], praetexta [nominative, singular], praetextae [nominative, plural], praetextae [genitive, singular], praetextārum [genitive, plural], praetextae [dative, singular], praetextīs [dative, plural], praetextam [accusative, singular], praetextās [accusative, plural], praetextā [ablative, singular], praetextīs [ablative, plural], praetexta [singular, vocative], praetextae [plural, vocative]
  1. the toga praetexta (praetexta) Tags: declension-1, feminine Derived forms: praetextātus
    Sense id: en-praetexta-la-noun-GPKf3~5L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Ellipsis of fābula praetexta; because they were played with Roman actors wearing the toga praetexta. Etymology templates: {{etymid|la|tragedy}}, {{ellipsis|la|fābula praetexta}} Ellipsis of fābula praetexta Head templates: {{la-noun|praetexta<1>}} praetexta f (genitive praetextae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|praetexta<1>}} Forms: praetextae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], praetexta [nominative, singular], praetextae [nominative, plural], praetextae [genitive, singular], praetextārum [genitive, plural], praetextae [dative, singular], praetextīs [dative, plural], praetextam [accusative, singular], praetextās [accusative, plural], praetextā [ablative, singular], praetextīs [ablative, plural], praetexta [singular, vocative], praetextae [plural, vocative]
  1. (drama) a Roman tragedy Tags: declension-1, feminine Hypernyms: tragoedia, fābula Related terms: palliāta, togāta
    Sense id: en-praetexta-la-noun--a~G-1MV Categories (other): Drama, Latin ellipses, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Clothing, Genres, Tragedy Disambiguation of Latin ellipses: 10 65 14 11 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 2 74 13 11 Disambiguation of Clothing: 9 27 32 32 Disambiguation of Genres: 12 76 6 6 Disambiguation of Tragedy: 3 94 2 2 Topics: broadcasting, drama, dramaturgy, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: Ellipsis of fābula praetexta; because they were played with Roman actors wearing the toga praetexta. Etymology templates: {{etymid|la|tragedy}}, {{ellipsis|la|fābula praetexta}} Ellipsis of fābula praetexta Head templates: {{head|la|participle form}} praetexta
  1. inflection of praetextus:
    nominative/ablative/vocative feminine singular
    Tags: ablative, feminine, form-of, nominative, participle, singular, vocative Form of: praetextus
    Sense id: en-praetexta-la-verb-HnMgIb9w Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Clothing Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 8 26 46 20 Disambiguation of Clothing: 9 27 32 32
  2. inflection of praetextus:
    nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
    Tags: accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, participle, plural, vocative Form of: praetextus
    Sense id: en-praetexta-la-verb-Arriw-4W Categories (other): Clothing Disambiguation of Clothing: 9 27 32 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praetexta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praetextae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "praetexta<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "praetexta f (genitive praetextae); first declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "praetexta<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "palliāta"
    },
    {
      "word": "togāta"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Drama"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a Roman tragedy"
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "word": "tragoedia"
        },
        {
          "word": "fābula"
        }
      ],
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        [
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          "drama"
        ],
        [
          "tragedy",
          "tragedy"
        ]
      ],
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        "(drama) a Roman tragedy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "drama",
        "dramaturgy",
        "entertainment",
        "film",
        "lifestyle",
        "media",
        "television",
        "theater"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "praetexta"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Latin ellipses",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin feminine nouns",
    "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Latin first declension nouns",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin non-lemma forms",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin participle forms",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "la:Clothing",
    "la:Genres",
    "la:Tragedy"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "tragedy"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "fābula praetexta"
      },
      "expansion": "Ellipsis of fābula praetexta",
      "name": "ellipsis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ellipsis of fābula praetexta; because they were played with Roman actors wearing the toga praetexta.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "participle form"
      },
      "expansion": "praetexta",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "praetextus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of praetextus:",
        "nominative/ablative/vocative feminine singular"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "praetextus",
          "praetextus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "nominative",
        "participle",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "praetextus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of praetextus:",
        "nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "praetextus",
          "praetextus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "form-of",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "participle",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "praetexta"
}

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