I.to slight, scorn, disdain, despise, contemn (poet. and very rare for the class. contemnere); “semper aves quod abest praesentia temnis,” Lucr. 3, 957; “jejunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit,” Hor. S. 2, 2, 38: “divos,” Verg. A. 6, 620: “praeteritum temnens extremos inter euntem,” Hor. S. 1, 1, 116: “ne temne, quod ultro Praeferimus manibus vittas et verba precantia,” Verg. A. 7, 236: “pars non temnenda decoris,” Ov. A. A. 3, 299; cf.: “haud temnendae manus ductor,” Tac. H. 3, 47.
temno , ĕre, v. a. root tam-, to cut; Gr. τέμνω,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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