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Latin to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Drama | | Latin term or phrase: carmen quod incipit a guadio et terminat in luctu | | This is from a Latin translation of Aristotle's Poetics. I don't need an exact translation, only to know the general meaning. |
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9 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 play which begins with laughter and ends in tears
Explanation:
Should be:
carmen quod incipit a gaudio et terminat in luctu
carmen: song, poem, music, play, charm, prayer, incantation, ritual
gaudio: joy, delight
luctu: grief, sorrow, mourning
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36 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4 A song which commences in joy and ends in sorrow.
Explanation:
'Guadio' should be 'gaudio', i. e., 'joy'), here a species of privative ablative (the ablative's original use).
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