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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Livy|origins=la mīles}}
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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [miː.lɪˈtaː.rɪ.tɛr]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [mi.liˈtaː.ri.ter]^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''mīlitāriter''' (comparative mīlitārius, superlative mīlitārissimē)^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is [[af|la|mīlitāris|-ter|t1=military]], from [[m|la|mīles|t=soldier]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan finds the first part of ⟨mīles⟩ unclear and tentatively connects it with ⟨mīlia⟩ “thousands”, “who goes with the thousand”.^(de Vaan 2008)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ Its earliest source is Livy.^(Köbler 2010)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Livy 59 BC–17 AD.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ It meant according to military practice or discipline, in the manner of a soldier, as in Livy and Tacitus.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)
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+ British Medieval Latin used it for in a soldierly manner, militarily.^(DMLBS)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * 59 BC–17 AD – Livy uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * 98–115 AD – Tacitus uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Adverb===
+ # According to [[m|en|military]] practice; like a soldier.^(OLD 2012)
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[mīles]]
+ * [[mīlitāris]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}