clementine
[ klem-uh n-tahyn, -teen ]
/ ˈklɛm ənˌtaɪn, -ˌtin /
noun
a small, sweet variety of tangerine with orange-red skin.
Words nearby clementine
clement xii, clement xiii, clement xiv, clemente, clementi, clementine, clementines, clench, clenched fist sign, clendinnen, cleo
Origin of clementine
< French clémentine (1902), said to be named after a Father Clément, who developed the fruit near Oran; see -ine1
Definition for clementines (2 of 2)
Clementine
[ klem-uh n-tahyn, -teen; French kle-mahn-teen ]
/ ˈklɛm ənˌtaɪn, -ˌtin; French klɛ mɑ̃ˈtin /
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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British Dictionary definitions for clementines (1 of 2)
Clementines
/ (ˈklɛmənˌtiːnz, -ˌtaɪnz) /
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
British Dictionary definitions for clementines (2 of 2)
clementine
/ (ˈklɛmənˌtiːn, -ˌtaɪn) /
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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Cultural definitions for clementines
“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.)
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