"rursus" meaning in Latin

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Adverb

Forms: rūrsus [canonical]
Etymology: From re- (“back-”) + vorsus, earlier form of versus (“towards, -wards”). Etymology templates: {{af|la|re-|vorsus|t1=back-}} re- (“back-”) + vorsus, {{m|la|versus||towards, -wards}} versus (“towards, -wards”) Head templates: {{la-adv|rūrsus|-}} rūrsus (not comparable)
  1. backward, turned back Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-rursus-la-adv-rhLuXDqU
  2. on the contrary Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-rursus-la-adv-8sE3djvi Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 26 52 22 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with re-: 40 60 0
  3. in return, in turn, again Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: dēnuō, iterum
    Sense id: en-rursus-la-adv-Bi7NOf6D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rūrsum, rūsum

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for rursus meaning in Latin (1.9kB)

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