| patavinity | The use of local or provincial words, as in the peculiar style or diction of Livy, the Roman historian; so called from Patavium, now Padua, the place of Livy's nativity. Origin: L. Patavinitas, fr. Patavium: cf. F. Patavinite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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