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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(now nonstandard) Alternative letter-case form of Latinization..
[W]e are indebted for the term “merry-Andrew” to a native of the, at present, dullest little cluster of houses in England—this very identical Pevensey itself. It was there, that Andrew Borde, or, according to his own absurd latinization of his name, Andreas Perforatus, first saw the light.
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Latinization means (now nonstandard) Alternative letter-case form of Latinization..
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[W]e are indebted for the term “merry-Andrew” to a native of the, at present, dullest little cluster of houses in England—this very identical Pevensey itself. It was there, that Andrew Borde, or, according to his own absurd latinization of his name, Andreas Perforatus, first saw the light.
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