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castigatio.

punishment; reprimand, reproof; pruning (trees/etc.); tempering (speech) (L+S);

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kas.tiːˈɡaː.ti.oː]Classical-Latin[kas.tiˈɡat.t͡si.o]

  1. chastisement, punishment, correction

    declension-3

  2. reproof

    declension-3

  3. pruning (of plants)

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin castīgō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin castīgātiō From castīgō + -tiō.

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