🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

veterinario

Pronunciation / Transliteration: [ve.te.riˈna.rjo]

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Veterinary/ˈvɛt.ər.ɪˌnɛr.i/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Hanno portato il cane alla clinica veterinaria."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the medical and surgical care of animals, especially domestic animals.

    "She took her injured cat to the veterinary clinic for emergency treatment."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person qualified to practice veterinary medicine; a veterinarian.

    "The veterinary examined the farm animals to ensure no infectious diseases were spreading."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'veterinarius', meaning 'pertaining to beasts of burden', stemming from 'veternus' (old, aged beast). It entered the English language in the 17th century to describe the medical care and treatment of domestic animals.

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