Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A unit of area used for land measurement in the Near East and usually equal to 1,000 square meters.
  • noun A unit of area used for land measurement in Iraq and equal to 2,500 square meters.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Ultimately (partly via Arabic dūnum) from Turkish dönüm, a turning, a returning, donum, from dönmek, to turn (in reference to the turning of oxen back and forth when plowing a field, a donum originally being the amount of land that a pair of oxen could plow in a day).]

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Examples

  • Juste judex ultionis, donum fac remissionis ante diem rationis.

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  • Etymology: Middle English donatyowne, from Latin donation-, donatio, from donare to present, from donum gift; akin to Latin dare to give — more at date

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  • In this context, a special word of thanks must be expressed to the 'fidei donum' priests who work faithfully and generously at building up the community by proclaiming the word of God and breaking the Bread of Life, devoting all their energy to serving the mission of the Church.

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  • Continentiae donum ex fide postulet quia certum sit eum vocari ad coelibatum cui domis, &c.

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  • [5729] Anceps forma bonum mortalibus, — — — exigui donum breve temporis, it will not last.

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  • Comes de monte Turco Hispanus has de venatione sua partes misit, jussitque peramanter orare, ut hoc qualecunque donum suo nomine accipias.

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  • He was made one of a commission who went over to Ireland to arrange matters preparative to the working of the national board; be became honorary secretary to another commission nominated to inquire into the revenues of cathedral chapters; he had had something to do with both the regium donum and the Maynooth grant.

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  • Augete mihi valde dotem, et donum: et dabo quemadmodum dixeritis mihi, et date mihi puellam in uxorem.

    Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996

  • Quamvis dicamus Dei donum esse obedientiam, tamen homines exhortamur ad eam: sed illis qui veritatis exhortationem obedienter audiunt, ipsum donum

    Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967

  • [124] "Restat ut ipsam fidem unde omnis justitia sumit initium, non humano, quo isti extolluntur, tribuamus arbitrio, nec ullis precedentibus meritis, quoniam inde incipiunt bona quaecunque sunt merita, sed gratuitum Dei donum esse fateamur, si gratiam veram, id est, sine meritis cogitamus."

    Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967

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