"rursus" meaning in Latin

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Adverb

Forms: rūrsus [canonical], rūrsum [alternative], rūsum [alternative], russum [alternative]
Etymology: From re- (“back-”) + vorsus, earlier form of versus (“towards, -wards”). Etymology templates: {{af|la|re-|vorsus|t1=back-}} re- (“back-”) + vorsus Head templates: {{la-adv|rūrsus|-}} rūrsus (not comparable)
  1. backward, turned back Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-rursus-la-adv-rhLuXDqU Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 0 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with re-: 72 28 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 0
  2. on the contrary Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-rursus-la-adv-8sE3djvi
  3. in return, in turn, again Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: dēnuō, iterum
    Sense id: en-rursus-la-adv-Bi7NOf6D
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