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Latin
Etymology
From ex (“out of, away from”) + manus (“hand, at hand”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ēminus (not comparable)
- at long range, beyond reach
- aloof
- from afar
References
- “eminus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “eminus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- eminus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to use javelins at a distance, swords at close quarters: eminus hastis, comminus gladiis uti
- to fight with swords at close quarters: gladio comminus (opp. eminus) rem gerere