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certamen.

contest, competition; battle, combat, struggle; rivalry; (matter in) dispute;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kɛrˈtaː.mɛn]Classical-Latin[t͡ʃerˈtaː.men]
  1. A contest, race, struggle, strife.

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  2. A battle, engagement, combat.

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  3. An object contended for, prize.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin certō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin certāmen From certō (“struggle, contend”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).

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