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Where does “arbiter elegantiarum” come from?

arbiter elegantiarum (English) comes from Latin arbiter — witness, spectator, onlooker; arbitrator,...

arbiter elegantiarum (English): An authority on manners or etiquette

Definitions

  1. An authority on manners or etiquette

Ancestry of “arbiter elegantiarum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarbiterwitness, spectator, onlooker; arbitrator,...
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