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re infecta

re infecta adverb: with the matter unfinished or incomplete.

Adverb

re infecta (not comparable)

  1. With the matter unfinished or incomplete.
    • Had Caesar been such a fool, he had never passed the Rubicon. But, after he had passed it, had he retreated, re infecta, intimidated by a senatorial edict, what a pretty figure would he have made in history!1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCXXVII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...
    • Having hasten'd to the Bankers lo! to my confusion I am come from thence Re infectâ.1811, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, letter, June

re infecta meaning in Tamil

re infecta in Tamil

நோக்கத்தை நிறைவேற்றாமல்

Origin of re infecta

From Latin rē, ablative singular of rēs (“matter, affair”) + infectā, ablative singular feminine of infectus (“incomplete”).

Questions about re infecta

What does re infecta mean?
Re infecta means with the matter unfinished or incomplete.
What is re infecta in Tamil?
Re infecta in Tamil is நோக்கத்தை நிறைவேற்றாமல். See Re infecta meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is re infecta?
Re infecta is an adverb.

Words near re infecta in the dictionary

  1. RdTh
  2. RDTs
  3. RDW
  4. RDX
  5. re
  6. re infecta
  7. re'you
  8. re-
  9. re-abandon
  10. re-abandoned
  11. re-abandoning

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