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deliberative (iou) and palafitte (iou)


deliberative (iou)



deliberative adjective. L15.
[French deliberatif, -ive, or Latin deliberativus, from deliberat-: see DELIBERATE verb, -ATIVE.]
Characterized by deliberation. L15.
Concerned with or having the function of deliberating. M16.
Grammar. Expressing deliberation or doubt. M19.
deliberatively adverb M17.
deliberativeness noun M17.

palafitte (iou)



palafitte noun. Now rare. L19.
[French from Italian palafitta a fence of stakes, from palo stake + fitto fixed.]
Archaeology. A prehistoric hut or settlement built on stakes driven into the bed of a lake, esp. in Switzerland or northern Italy; a lake village.