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praecido.

to cut off in front or through; shorten; sever, separate

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[prae̯ˈkiː.doː]Classical-Latin[preˈt͡ʃiː.do]
  1. to cut off in front or through; shorten; sever, separate

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  2. to beat to pieces, batter, smash

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  3. to cut off or across, avoid, sail straight

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  4. to cut short, abridge; to be brief; break off or finish abruptly

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  5. to break off, cut off, end, destroy

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  6. to deny flatly, refuse, decline

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Latin praecīdō From prae- + caedō (“cut; strike”).

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