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emption

noun

Etymology

From Latin emptio, from emere (“to buy”).

  1. derived from emptio

Definitions

  1. The act of buying

    The act of buying; purchase.

    • There is a diſpute among the lawyers, whe ther Glaucus's exchanging the golden armour with the brazen one of Tydides, was emption or commutation.

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No curated loop yet for emption. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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