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mandarin (1)
man·da·rin
[
mándərin
]
(
plural
man·da·rins
)
noun
Definition:
1.
former Chinese official:
in the Chinese Empire, a member of any of the nine highest ranks of public officials, attained by examinations
2.
civil servant:
a high-ranking civil servant or bureaucrat with wide-ranging powers
3.
member of elite group:
an influential member of an elite group, especially a literary or intellectual group
[
Late 16th century. < Spanish
mandarín
, Portuguese
mandarim
< Sanskrit
mantrin-
"counselor" <
mantraḥ
"counsel"
]
man·da·ri·nate
noun
man·da·ri·nic
[
màndə rínnik
]
adjective
man·da·ri·nism
[
mándəri nìzzəm
]
noun
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man·da·ri·nate nounman·da·ri·nic [ màndə rínnik ] adjectiveman·da·ri·nism [ mándəri nìzzəm ] noun
