scrupulus

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (declension-2) A small sharp or pointed stone.
  2. (declension-2) The twenty-fourth part of an ounce.
  3. (declension-2, figuratively) Anxiety, uneasiness, solicitude, difficulty, doubt, scruple.

Conceptes

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
[ˈskruː.pʊ.ɫʊs]
Etimologia (Anglès)

Diminutive from scrūpus (“rough or sharp stone; anxiety”) + -ulus.

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