Etymology

castrametation

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Today it means: Planning and construction of a military camp. Full definition →

Latin castra
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  1. Latin · derived fromcastra“a camp”
  2. English todaycastrametation

From Latin castra (“a camp”) and metāri (“to measure off”).

Words from the same roots

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