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otium.

time free from activity: leisure, free time

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈoː.ti.ũː]Classical-Latin[ˈɔt.t͡si.um]
  1. time free from activity: leisure, free time

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  2. time avoiding activity: idleness, inactivity

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  3. peace, repose, quiet, quietness

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  4. ease

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Where this word comes from

Uncertain; perhaps from Proto-Italic *autiom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewtyom (“forlorn, deserted”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“off, away from”).

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