iter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of iter
1590–1600; < Latin: journey, route, passage in the body, akin to īre to go, Hittite itar way, road
Example Sentences
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Sirs: Is the Times going per iter tenebricosum like the rest of the papers?
From Time Magazine Archive
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Opening it, he found the words Quid vitae sectabor iter?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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