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Latin
Etymology
From con- (“with”) + templum (“shrine, area for auspices”).
Pronunciation
Verb
contemplor (present infinitive contemplārī or contemplārier, perfect active contemplātus sum); first conjugation, deponent
- to observe, note or notice
- to gaze at or regard
- to contemplate
Conjugation
1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “contemplor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “contemplor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- contemplor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.