auctionary

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adjective

Of or pertaining to an auction.

OriginLatin auctionarius →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectiveauctionary (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableOf or pertaining to an auction.

    with auctionary hammer in thy hand

    1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Seventh Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinauctionarius
  2. Englishauctionary

Latin auctionarius.

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Translations

Polish aukcyjny, licytacyjny
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

auctionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auctionary

MLA

“auctionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auctionary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auctionary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auctionary.

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