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vis a tergo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vis a ter-go
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A force acting from behind.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vīs ā tergō.

Questions

What does vis a tergo mean?
A force acting from behind.
Where does vis a tergo come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin vīs ā tergō.

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