donec
Americanconjunction
Etymology
Origin of donec
From Latin
Example Sentences
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I was recently fired by my company because I added “non desinetis vapulare donec animi vobis fuerint refecti” at the bottom of my email signature line.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023
Tollunt piscem vivum et mittunt eum in puerperium suum, et tamdiu ibi tenent, donec mortuus fuerit, et decocto pisce vel assato, maritis suis ad comedendum tradunt.
From Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction by Davenport, John
Joseph Scaliger adds— "Denique principium Veronensium progenitores eadem habuerunt insignia: donec in eam familiam Alboinus et Canis Magnus Aquilam imperii cum Scala primum ab Henrico VIIo, deinde � Ludovico Bavaro acceptam nobis reliquerunt."
From Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
Haec donec niveae cedat tua purpura pallae, Lilium ibi fuerit, quae rosa vestis erat.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
Linteamina insolantur, 1. aquâ perfusâ, 2. donec candefiant.
From The Orbis Pictus by Hoole, Charles
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