compugno

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Latin

Etymology

From con- (with, together) +‎ pugnō (fight, combat, contend).

Pronunciation

Verb

compugnō (present infinitive compugnāre, perfect active compugnāvī, supine compugnātum); first conjugation

  1. (intransitive) to fight or contend with or alongside another or others
    compugnantēs philosophus et dolor
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (transitive) to fight or combat with (someone or something)

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References

  • compugno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • compugno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 367/1.