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Webster 1913 Edition


Hilar

Hi′lar

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Adj.
(Bot.)
Belonging to the hilum.

Definition 2024


hilar

hilar

English

Adjective

hilar (comparative more hilar, superlative most hilar)

  1. Relating to or near a hilum.

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin filāre < Latin filum. Compare Italian filare, French filer.

Verb

hilar (first-person singular present hilo, first-person singular preterite hilé, past participle hilado)

  1. to spin (as with thread)
  2. to string together, put together (words, to make coherent sentences)

Conjugation

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