Main Entry:

dip·lo·mat·ic

Pronunciation:

\ˌdi-plə-ˈma-tik\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

in sense 1, from New Latin diplomaticus, from Latin diplomat-, diploma; in other senses, from French diplomatique connected with documents regulating international relations, from New Latin diplomaticus

Date:

1711

1 a: paleographic b: exactly reproducing the original <a diplomatic edition>2: of, relating to, or concerned with diplomacy or diplomats <diplomatic relations>3: employing tact and conciliation especially in situations of stress

synonyms see suave

— dip·lo·mat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb