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clementine

1

[ klem-uhn-tahyn, -teen ]

noun

  1. a small, sweet variety of tangerine with orange-red skin.


Clementine

2

[ klem-uhn-tahyn, -teen; French kle-mahn-teen ]

noun

  1. a female given name: derived from Clement.

clementine

/ -ˌtaɪn; ˈklɛmənˌtiːn /

noun

  1. a citrus fruit thought to be either a variety of tangerine or a hybrid between a tangerine and sweet orange
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

“C𳾱ԳپԱ”

  1. An American folksong ( see folk music ). Its refrain is:

    Oh my darling, oh my darling,

    Oh my darling Clementine!

    You are lost and gone forever,

    Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

    ( See also forty-niners .)
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of clementine1

< French éԳپԱ (1902), said to be named after a Father éԳ, who developed the fruit near Oran; -ine 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of clementine1

C20: from French éԳپԱ, perhaps from the female Christian name
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Yet it too appeared to have melted away, with no sign of recent activity at the base save for a discarded uniform and a peeled clementine on a desk in the command office.

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In South Korea, a country slightly larger than Indiana, rising temperatures are pushing the production of fruits such as apples and clementines northward as well as boosting the commercial cultivation of tropical fruits.

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As expected, the presence of an image was more important in determining consumer choice than whether the handwash was scented with clementines or pears.

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The traditional velvet cap features embroidered initials, button and tassel and a hand-embroidered clementine in honour of his wife Clementine.

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In a Paris market this week, Moroccan clementines and Polish mushrooms cost about half the price of their French counterparts.

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