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Latin
Etymology
From id (“that”) + circum (“around”).
Adverb
idcircō (not comparable)
- on that account
- for this reason, for that reason, for that purpose
- Synonyms: ideō, proptereā
66 BCE,
Cicero,
Pro Cluentio LII:
- legum denique idcirco omnes servi sumus, ut liberi esse possimus.
- Finally, for this reason we are all slaves of the laws, so that we may be free.
References
- “idcirco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “idcirco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- idcirco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- idcirco in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016