DISJECTA MEMBRA


Meaning of DISJECTA MEMBRA in English

[ dɪsˌdʒɛktə'mɛmbrə ]

■ plural noun scattered fragments, especially of written work.

Origin

L., alt. of disjecti membra poetae (used by Horace) 'limbs of a dismembered poet'.

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