Pronounced: SAH-luh-duhs, noun
Notes: This is a fancy word for something; I know a different fancy word for it, but not this one
Yesterday’s word
The word contund means “to thrash or bruise”
Background / Comments
I should have seen the similarity to contusion and been able to guess at the meaning. Our word comes from Latin con- (with) and tundere (to beat).
First usage
This word started being used in the late 1500s
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