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disjecta membra

[ dis-jek-tuh -mem-bruh ]
/ dɪsˈdʒɛk tə ˈmɛm brə /

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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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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