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Using Ingenium

  • In the example corpus, ingenium often appears in combinations such as: latin ingenium.

Context around Ingenium

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

latin 2× born 1× quintilian 1×

Often after:

meaning 1× cleverness 1× ingenuity 1× represented 1×

Sentence patterns with Ingenium

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

devise and ingenium cleverness 1× from latin ingenium ingenuity an 1× in born ingenium a talent 1× the latin ingenium meaning cleverness 1× to quintilian ingenium represented a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to quintilian 1× the term engineering 1× the word engine 1× the word engineer 1× to quintilian ingenium 1×

Common sentence endings:

and ingenium cleverness 1× argued against homeschooling 1× ingenuity an invention 1× memorize and imitate 1× to contrive devise 1×

Words around Ingenium

Just before it in the word index:

ingeniousness 5 ingeniously 19 ingenious 147 ingenioso 2 ingenio 3 ingenii 3

Just after it in the word index:

ingenlath 4 ingens 2 ingenue 8 ingenues 2 ingenuity 203 ingenuous 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Ingenium

  • In this selection, "ingenium" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, latin, born, quintilian, meaning, cleverness and ingenuity stand out and add context to how "ingenium" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include devise and ingenium cleverness and from latin ingenium ingenuity an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ingenium" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ingenium

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The word engineer is derived from the Latin words ingeniare ("to contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness"). (16 words)

The term Engineering is derived from the Latin ingenium, meaning "cleverness" and ingeniare, meaning "to contrive, devise". (17 words)

To Quintilian, ingenium represented a potential best realized in the social setting of school, and he argued against homeschooling. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

According to Quintilian, each child has in-born ingenium, a talent for learning or linguistic intelligence that is ready to be cultivated and sharpened, as evidenced by the young child's ability to memorize and imitate. (36 words)

The word engine used as a (near-)synonym both by Harris and in later language derives ultimately (via Old French) from Latin ingenium "ingenuity, an invention". (26 words)

To Quintilian, ingenium represented a potential best realized in the social setting of school, and he argued against homeschooling. (19 words)

Example sentences (5)

According to Quintilian, each child has in-born ingenium, a talent for learning or linguistic intelligence that is ready to be cultivated and sharpened, as evidenced by the young child's ability to memorize and imitate.

The term Engineering is derived from the Latin ingenium, meaning "cleverness" and ingeniare, meaning "to contrive, devise".

The word engineer is derived from the Latin words ingeniare ("to contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness").

The word engine used as a (near-)synonym both by Harris and in later language derives ultimately (via Old French) from Latin ingenium "ingenuity, an invention".

To Quintilian, ingenium represented a potential best realized in the social setting of school, and he argued against homeschooling.

Common combinations with ingenium

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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