detendo
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detendo
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Etymology edit
From de- + tendō (“stretch, extend”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deˈten.doː/, [d̪ɛˈt̪ɛn̪d̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈten.do/, [d̪eˈt̪ɛn̪d̪o]
Verb edit
detendō (present infinitive detendere, perfect active detendī, supine detentum); third conjugation
- to loosen, to relax (rare)
- to strike the tents (military)
- 60 BCE – 50 BCE, Julius Caesar, Civil War 3.85:
- His constitutis rebus signo iam profectionis dato tabernaculisque detensis...
- He had decided accordingly and given the order for departure, and the tents had been taken down.
- His constitutis rebus signo iam profectionis dato tabernaculisque detensis...
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- French: détendre
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detendo