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contrectatio.

touching/handling (action); fondling/caressing; handling with felonious intent;

12 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kɔn.trɛkˈtaː.ti.oː]Classical-Latin[kon.trekˈtat.t͡si.o]

  1. a touch, contact

    declension-3

  2. theft

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin contrectō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin contrectātiō From contrectō (“to handle, fondle”) + -tiō.

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