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Definition: Petitio |
PetitioNoun1. The logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "petitio" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references) |
Synonym: PetitioSynonym: petitio principii (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Reasoning, | False reasoning, vicious reasoning, circular reasoning; petitio principii, ignoratio elenchi; post hoc ergo propter hoc; non sequitur, ignotum per ignotius. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Petitio |
| English words defined with "petitio": petitio principii. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "petitio": Begging the Question ♦ Cogito ergo sum. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Petitio" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (candidacy, petition). |
| "Petitio" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Petitio" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "petitio": petitio principii. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Date | Source | Esther Chapter 5, Verse 7 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eipen to aithma mou kai to axiwma mou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cui respondit Hester petitio mea et preces istae sunt |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | To whom answerde Ester, Myn asking and my preyeeris ben these. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then Esther said in answer, My prayer and my request is this: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Esther Chapter 5, Verse 7 |
| Albanian | Esteri u përgjigj dhe tha: "Ja, kërkesa ime ajo që po kërkoj: |
| Cebuano | Unya mitubag si Ester ug miingon: Ang akong hangyo ug akong gipangayo mao kini: |
| Chinese | 以 斯 帖 回 答 說 、 我 有 所 要 、 我 有 所 求 、 |
| Croatian | Estera odgovori: "Molba mi je i želja, |
| Danish | Ester svarede: "Min Bøn og mit Ønske er |
| Dutch | Toen antwoordde Esther, en zeide: Mijn bede en verzoek is: |
| Finnish | Niin Ester vastasi sanoen: "Tätä minä pyydän ja haluan: |
| French | Esther répondit: Voici ce que je demande et ce que je désire. |
| German | Da antwortete Esther und sprach: Meine Bitte und Begehr ist: |
| Haitian Creole | Estè reponn, li di konsa: -Sa m' bezwen...? Sa m' ta mande ou...? |
| Hungarian | És felele Eszter, és monda: Az én kivánságom és kérésem ez: |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ester menjawab, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka sembah Ester: Adapun kehendak dan pinta patik inilah: |
| Italian | Ester rispose: «Ecco la mia richiesta e quel che desidero: |
| Manx Gaelic | Eisht dreggyr Esther, as dooyrt ee, My accan, as my yeearree te; |
| Maori | Katahi ka whakautu a Ehetere, ka mea, Ko taku i mea ai maku, ko taku i tono ai, |
| Norwegian | Ester svarte: Min bønn og mitt ønske er: |
| Portuguese | Ester respondeu, dizendo; Eis a minha petição e o meu rogo: |
| Rumanian | Estera a rqspuns: ,,Iatq ce cer wi ce doresc. |
| Swedish | Ester svarade och sade: "Min bön och min begäran är: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "petitio": petition, petitionary, petitioned, petitioner, petitioners, petitioning, petitions. (additional references) | |
Words containing "petitio": competition, competitions, counterpetition, counterpetitioned, counterpetitioning, counterpetitions, noncompetition, repetition, repetitional, repetitions, repetitious, repetitiously, repetitiousness, repetitiousnesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-i-o-p-t-t" | |
-1 letter: tiptoe. | |
-2 letters: petit, petti, petto. | |
-3 letters: poet, tipi, titi, toit, tope, topi, tote. | |
-4 letters: ope, opt, pet, pie, pit, poi, pot, tet, tie, tip, tit, toe, top, tot. | |
-5 letters: et, it, oe, op, pe, pi, ti, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-i-o-p-t-t" | |
+1 letter: petition. | |
+2 letters: outpitied, outpities, petitions, pointiest, tiptoeing. | |
+3 letters: antipoetic, epiglottic, epiglottis, interpoint, nepotistic, peridotite, petitioned, petitioner, poinsettia, positivest, propitiate, repetition. | |
+4 letters: competition, competitive, crepitation, epiphytotic, expatiation, extirpation, impetration, impetuosity, interpoints, optokinetic, parotitises, partitioned, partitioner, pectination, peridotites, peridotitic, periostitis, peritonitis, petitionary, petitioners, petitioning, pirouetting, poinsettias, pontificate, postediting, posterities, propitiated, propitiates, repartition, repetitions, repetitious, tippytoeing, torpidities, toxophilite, trepidation. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 65 74 69 74 69 6F |
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