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disjecta membra

[ dis-jek-tuh mem-bruh ]

plural noun

  1. scattered members; disjointed portions or parts: applied to fragments of poetry or fragmentary quotations.

disjecta membra

/ dɪsˈdʒɛktə ˈmɛmbrə /

plural noun

  1. scattered fragments, esp parts taken from a writing or writings
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disjecta membra1

< Latin, alteration of disjectī membra poētae limbs of a dismembered poet, a phrase in Horace

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