dumtaxat

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From dum (as, while, during) +‎ taxat (3rd person singular present active indicative of taxō). Literally, "as one examines", "as one may judge".

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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dumtaxat (not comparable)

  1. to this extent
  2. insofar as
  3. only, simply, merely
  4. at least
  5. (introducing a limiting clause or condition) provided that, as long as

References

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  • dumtaxat”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dumtaxat”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dumtaxat in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • dumtaxat in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • dumtaxat” on page 636 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)