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discrimen.

crisis, separating line, division; distinction, difference;

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[dɪsˈkriː.mɛn]Classical-Latin[disˈkriː.men]
  1. distinction, difference, discrimination

    declension-3
  2. distinction, difference, discrimination discord, controversy, quarrel

    Late-Latin · declension-3 · figuratively · rare
  3. division, separation

    declension-3
  4. division, separation parting (of hair)

    declension-3
  5. division, separation hairpin, bodkin that parts the hair

    declension-3 · rare
  6. decision, judgement

    declension-3
  7. crisis, hazard, danger, risk

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *krey-der. Proto-Italic *krinō Latin cernō Latin discernō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin discrimen From discernō (“to set apart, differentiate, decide”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). First attested (indirectly) in the fragments of satirist Lucilius’s (2nd century BCE) work.

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