donec
Americanconjunction
Etymology
Origin of donec
From Latin
Example Sentences
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I was recently fired by my company because I added “non desinetis vapulare donec animi vobis fuerint refecti” at the bottom of my email signature line.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023
Inquietum est cor nostrum, donec requiescat in te.
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, June 1865 by Various
“Et quidem inter Christianos laudabili et antiqua consuetudine introductum est, ut capti hinc inde, utcunque justo bello, non fierent servi, sed liberi servarentur donec solvant precium redemptionis.”
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
Haec donec niveae cedat tua purpura pallae, Lilium ibi fuerit, quae rosa vestis erat.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
Vix etiam quaevis sterilis reperitur in illis, donec eis aetas talia posse negat.”
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
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