Latin search results for: delectation
#1
noun
- declension: 3rd declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- (source of) delight/pleasure/enjoyment/amusement
- conferring/gaining delight
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#2
noun
- declension: 3rd declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- inclination/futile straining to void bowels/bladder
- straining/effort/tenesmus
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Age:
Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
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Area:
Biological, Medical, Body Parts
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)