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ITA

n. countable
C2 Proficiency US //ˈaɪˈtiˈeɪ// ita Archaic

n. a person who travels or goes somewhere. It is an old-fashioned word that people rarely use today.

n. a person who goes or travels; a wayfarer. Archaic in modern usage; primarily encountered in historical or literary texts.


SIMPLE

The weary ita rested by the side of the road.

CONTEXTUAL

In the old story, an ita wanders through the forest seeking a place to sleep for the night.

COMPLEX

The manuscript describes the life of a lonely ita who traversed the mountain passes long before the modern roads were carved into the stone.

Usage

Archaic; almost entirely replaced by 'traveler' or 'wayfarer' in contemporary English.

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