gravamina

gra·va·mi·na
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US, UK/ɡɹəˈveɪmɪnə/

A form of gravamen — A grievance complained of.

OriginLate Latin gravāmina ← Medieval Latin gravāmen →
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of gravamen

Origin

  1. Medieval Latingravāmen“grievance”
  2. Late Latingravāmen“physical inconvenience”
  3. Late Latingravāmina
  4. Englishgravamina

Learned borrowing from Late Latin gravāmina, from Late Latin gravāmen (“physical inconvenience”) and Medieval Latin gravāmen (“grievance”) + -mina (plural form of the suffix -men); see further at gravamen.

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APA

gravamina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravamina

MLA

“gravamina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravamina. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gravamina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravamina.

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