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offenso

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Latin

Etymology

From offendō (hit against something).

Pronunciation

Verb

offēnsō (present infinitive offēnsāre, perfect active offēnsāvī, supine offēnsātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to strike or dash against
  2. (of speech) to falter, stumble over one's words

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • offenso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • offenso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • offenso”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) unpopularity: offensa populi voluntas
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