propalam

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Latin

Etymology

From prō (“in front of”) + palam (“without concealment, openly”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

prōpalam (not comparable)

  1. in full view, openly, publicly, notoriously, manifestly
    • 1832, Gregory XVI, Mirari Vos:
      […] novis opinionum monstris, quibus non occulte amplius et cuniculis petitur catholica fides, sed horrificum ac nefarium ei bellum aperte iam et propalam inferur.
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Derived terms

References

  • “propalam”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “propalam”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • propalam in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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