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SARTORIAL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

tailor (a person whose occupation is making and altering garments)

tailoring (the occupation of a tailor)

Derivation:

sartor (a person whose occupation is making and altering garments)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the sartorius muscle

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

sartorius (a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body)

Derivation:

sartorius (a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body)

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