disjecta membra

[ dis-jek-tuh-mem-bruh ]

/ dɪsˈdʒɛk tə ˈmɛm brə /

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plural noun

scattered members; disjointed portions or parts: applied to fragments of poetry or fragmentary quotations.

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Origin of disjecta membra

<Latin, alteration of disjectī membra poētae limbs of a dismembered poet, a phrase in Horace

Words nearby disjecta membra

disinvestment, disinvite, disinvolvement, disjasked, disject, disjecta membra, disjoin, disjoined, disjoint, disjointed, disjunct

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How to use disjecta membra in a sentence

Membra unius corporis spiritualis Jesu Christi et filii unius patris cœlestis, ideoque fratres spirituales.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
One might almost get together all the disjecta membra and reconstruct the original Polynesian tongue.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson|Charlotte M. Yonge
Differebatur distortis articulis; nondum in sua membra artus redierant.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein
The mutilata membra may be compared to twigs and shoots broken off; the truncata membra, to principal branches chopped off.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein

The first section, on the dignity and excellence of man, in 16 membra, considers him in all his bodily and mental aspects.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for disjecta membra

disjecta membra

/ Latin (dɪsˈdʒɛktə ˈmɛmbrə) /

pl n

scattered fragments, esp parts taken from a writing or writings

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