amplexus.
clasp, embrace, surrounding; sexual embrace; coil (snake); circumference;
Meaning & usage
clasp, embrace
a loving embrace, caress (mostly in the plural)
coil
circumference
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin amplector Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin amplexus From amplector + -tus (forming action nouns).
having surrounded, encircled, entwined
having embraced, clasped, grasped
having esteemed
having cherished
Where this word comes from
Perfect active participle of amplector (“surround; grasp”).
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