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despectus

Pronunciation: [deːsˈpɛk.tʊs]

“despectus” is a Latin word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a prospect, panorama (view from above)
  2. a looking down upon; a view
  3. a spectacle (object of contempt)
  4. a despising, contempt

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of dēspiciō.

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