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feminine

/ˈθita/ ES

/ˈsita/ MX

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Translation

appointment, date; quotation

Word origin

A noun from citar ('to summon, to cite'), from Latin citare ('to set in motion, to summon, to call'), a frequentative of ciere ('to set moving'). The same root gives English 'cite' and 'excite'.

Origin: Latin
Root: citare
English cognates: cite, excite, incite

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralcitas

Examples

I have an appointment with the doctor at three in the afternoon.

I had a wonderful first date.

Cervantes.

She began the speech with a quotation from Cervantes.

atienden.

I forgot to book an appointment and now they cannot see me.

They went on a blind date and got on brilliantly.

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This word is part of lesson 11.