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despectum

Dictionary entries

  • despectus, despecta, despectum:
    Adjective · 1st declension
    Frequency:
    Lesser
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
    = despicable; suffering contempt; insignificant; contemptible (L+S);
    Entry →
    acc. sg. (m.)
    acc. sg. (n.)
    nom. sg. (n.)
    voc. sg. (n.)
  • despicio, despicere, despexi, despectus:
    Verb · 3rd conjugation
    Frequency:
    Frequent
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
    = look down on/over; relax attention; disdain, despise; express contempt for;
    Entry →
    acc. sg. perf. pass. part.
    acc. sg. perf. pass. part.
    acc. sg.
    nom. sg. perf. pass. part.
    voc. sg. perf. pass. part.
  • despectus, despectus:
    Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
    Frequency:
    Common
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
    = view down/from above; prospect/panorama; spectacle; (object of) contempt/scorn;
    Entry →
    acc. sg.
    gen. pl.

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