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Latin
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Etymology
From super- + sedeō (“sit”).
Pronunciation
Verb
supersedeō (present infinitive supersedēre, perfect active supersēdī, supine supersessum); second conjugation
- to sit upon or above; preside over
- to forbear, refrain, desist from; pass, omit
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References
- “supersedeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “supersedeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- supersedeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- I avoid mentioning...; I prefer not to touch upon..: supersedeo oratione (not dicere)
- (ambiguous) to refrain from fighting: supersedere proelio