Latin

Adverb

ēminus ‎(not comparable)

1. at long range, beyond reach
2. aloof
3. from afar

Related terms

• manus

References

• eminus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• eminus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “eminus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to use javelins at a distance, swords at close quarters: eminus hastis, comminus gladiis uti
    
  • to fight with swords at close quarters: gladio comminus (opp. eminus) rem gerere