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contritio.

grief, dismay, despondency; grinding (L+S);

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. grief, contrition

    declension-3

  2. destruction, ruin

    Ecclesiastical · Latin · Medieval-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin conterō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tio Latin contrītiō From conterō (“grind”) + -tio (abstract noun forming suffix).

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