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Meaning of optimate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɒptɪmeɪt

Definitions

A member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome; an aristocrat, a noble.

historical

Equivalents

Deutsch Optimat Optimatin
Français optimate
Italiano ottimate
Nederlands optimaat
Português optimate

Examples

“The elaboration of her sateen costume (somewhat dirty and torn now) showed that she was an optimate.”
“Over the same decade, the upper stratum of Visigothic society, the optimates gradually lost their influence.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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