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perfringo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From per- +‎ frangō (break).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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perfringō (present infinitive perfringere, perfect active perfrēgī, supine perfrāctum); third conjugation

  1. to break or shatter
    Synonym: *perfinō
  2. to break through (an obstacle)
  3. to violate or infringe

Conjugation

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References

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  • perfringo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perfringo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perfringo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to break through the phalanx: phalangem perfringere