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1. Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; as, Alpine snows; Alpine plants.
2. Like the Alps; lofty. "Gazing up an Alpine height."
Origin: L. Alpinus, fr. Alpes the Alps: cf. F. Alpin.
(01 Mar 1998)
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