solatium

English

Etymology

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈleɪʃi.əm/

Noun

solatium (countable and uncountable, plural solatia)

  1. (law) A form of compensation for emotional rather than physical or financial harm.
  2. (figurative) Intangible or emotional compensation.
    • "But Italian cabmen who are engaged by the hour regard the long waits beneath shady trees as a solatium for the reduced fare." C. Lewis Hind, The Education of an Artist (London: Adam and Charles Black, 1906, page 160).

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Pronunciation

Noun

sōlātium n (genitive sōlātiī or sōlātī); second declension

  1. Alternative form of sōlācium

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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