clementine

[klem-uh n-tahyn, -teen]

noun

a small, sweet variety of tangerine with orange-red skin.

Origin of clementine

< French clémentine (1902), said to be named after a Father Clément, who developed the fruit near Oran; see -ine¹

Clementine

[klem-uh n-tahyn, -teen; French kle-mahn-teen]

noun

a female given name: derived from Clement.

Also Clem·en·ti·na

[klem-uh n-tee-nuh] /ˌklɛm ənˈti nə/.

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Historical Examples of clementines

Nothing could be more opposed to the principles of the Clementines.
Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III)
Walter Richard Cassels
In other points there is an equally wide gulf between the Clementines and the fourth Gospel.
Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III)
Walter Richard Cassels
This, embodied in the acts of the council, technically known as the Clementines, remained the law of the Church.
A History of The Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2,
Henry Charles Lea
It was all in accordance with the Clementines, except that all definitive sentences required confirmation by the Congregation.
A History of The Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2,
Henry Charles Lea
If we turn to the Clementines, we find, in the same way, passages not to be found in the Canonical Gospels.
The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II.
Annie Besant

British Dictionary definitions for clementines

Clementines

pl n

RC Church an official compilation of decretals named after Clement V and issued in 1317 which forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici

clementine

noun

a citrus fruit thought to be either a variety of tangerine or a hybrid between a tangerine and sweet orange

Word Origin for clementine

C20: from French clémentine, perhaps from the female Christian name

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Word Origin and History for clementines

clementine

"cross between tangerine and sour orange," 1926, from French clémentine (1902). Originally an accidental hybrid said to have been discovered by (and named for) Father Clement Rodier in the garden of his orphanage in Misserghin, near Oran, Algeria. Introduced into U.S. and grown at Citrus Research Center in Riverside, Calif., as early as 1909.

Clementine

adj.

1705, in reference to various popes who took the name Clement (see clement (adj.)), especially of the edition of the Vulgate issued due to Pope Clement V (1309-14).

Clementine

fem. proper name, from fem. of Clement (see clement (adj.)).

clementines in Culture

“Clementine”

An American folksong (see folk music). Its refrain is:

Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling Clementine!
You are lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

(See also forty-niners.)