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disor

disor, c, p, q, s, t

dis- or dī- praep., inseparable
  • DVA-, disbefore c, p, q, s, t, dī- before d, g, l, m, n, r, and v(but usu. dimminuō, sometimes disrumpo), dif- before fBefore a vowel dis- becomes dir-; before iconsonant, sometimes dī, sometimes dis-. Iacio makes dīsiciō or dissiciō.—Asunder, apart, away, in different directions; see diffindo, discedo, dimitto, divido, etc.—Between, among, through; see dinosco, diiudico, diligo, etc.—Fig., not, un- (reversing or negativing the primitive); see diffido, displiceo, dissuadeo, etc.—Exceedingly, utterly; see differtus, dilaudo, dispereo.

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