sumpsimus

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English

Etymology

From Latin sumpsimus, c. 1540–50.

Noun

sumpsimus (countable and uncountable, plural sumpsimuses)

  1. Adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term in rejection of a more common (but technically incorrect) form.
  2. A person obstinate or zealous about such correctness; a pedant.

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Latin

Verb

sūmpsimus

  1. first-person plural perfect active indicative of sūmō