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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieserrante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /eˈʁɐ̃.tʃi/
"Ele levou uma vida errante por muitos anos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A wanderer, vagabond, or roamer; historically used in classical contexts to denote someone without a fixed home.
"The ancient text described the traveler not merely as a visitor, but as a solitary alete crossing uncharted territories." - 2
A specialized biological or taxonomic term denoting a wandering or migratory organism.
"Certain species exhibit alete tendencies during seasonal shifts in search of more abundant resources."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word alētēs (ἀλήτης), meaning 'wanderer' or 'vagrant', ultimately stemming from alasthai, meaning 'to wander'. In biological nomenclature, it has been occasionally adopted as a taxonomic epithet or historical descriptor for wandering organisms.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alete" is said worldwide
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errant
Transliteration: /ɛ.ʁɑ̃/
"Il menait une vie d'errant à travers le monde."
Wanderer
Transliteration: /ˈvandəʁɐ/
"Der alte Wanderer zog ziellos durch die Lande."
errabondo
Transliteration: /er.raˈbon.do/
"Visse come un errabondo per tutta la giovinezza."
errante
Transliteration: /eˈɾante/
"El alma errante buscaba un lugar donde descansar."
errante
Transliteration: /eˈʁɐ̃.tʃi/
"Ele levou uma vida errante por muitos anos."
घुमक्कड़
Transliteration: ghumakkad
"वह एक घुमक्कड़ की तरह दुनिया भर में घूमता रहा।"
流浪者
Transliteration: liú làng zhě
"他像一个流浪者一样四处为家。"
방랑자
Transliteration: bangrangja
"그는 세상을 떠도는 방랑자였다."
放浪者
Transliteration: hōrōsha
"彼は世界を旅する放浪者だった。"
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