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consentaneous

adjective

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Latin root: consentaneus Wiktionary

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  1. Done or made by general consent; widely agreed or approved.
  2. Agreeable; suited.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin consentaneus + English -aneous. Consentaneus is derived from consentire (“to agree”).

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Related Words: consentientaccordantunanimousconsensualconsentfulagreeableacceptedpopularacknowledgedassentaneous

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