arbiter elegantiae

US:USA pronunciation: respelling(är′bi ter′ ā′le gän′tē ī′; Eng. är′bi tər el′ə gan′shē ē′)



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ar•bi•ter e•le•gan•ti•ae  (är′bi ter′ ā′le gän′tē ī′; Eng. är′bi tər el′ə gan′shē ē′),USA pronunciation [Latin.]
  1. Foreign Termsa judge of elegance or matters of taste.
Also, ar•bi•ter e•le•gan•ti•a•rum  (är′bi ter′ ā′le gän′tē ä′rŏŏm; Eng. är′bi tər el′ə gan′shē âr′əm).USA pronunciation 
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