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definio

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See also: definió

Latin

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Etymology

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From dē- +‎ fīniō (set a limit, bound, end).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dēfīniō (present infinitive dēfīnīre, perfect active dēfīnīvī, supine dēfīnītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to bound, set bounds to; to limit
  2. to define, explain, designate by limiting
  3. to terminate, finish

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • definio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • definio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • definio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the empire reaches to the ends of the world: imperium orbis terrarum terminis definitur
    • to define a thing: rem (res) definire
    • anger is defined as a passionate desire for revenge: iracundiam sic (ita) definiunt, ut ulciscendi libidinem esse dicant or ut u. libido sit or iracundiam sic definiunt, ulc. libidinem