compital

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adjective

Of the vein of a leaf, intersecting at a wide angle.

OriginLatin compitus →
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Meanings

adjectivecompital (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf the vein of a leaf, intersecting at a wide angle.
  2. not comparableOf or pertaining to crossroads.

    The compital shrines stood at primary crossroads in the vici and received sacrifices during the annual Compitalia Festival.

    2011, Brenda Longfellow, Roman Imperialism and Civic Patronage

Origin

  1. Latincompitus“crossroads”
  2. Englishcompital

From Latin compitus (“crossroads”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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