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Although the
etymology of the name is
often connected to the
Latin verb
avertere, "to turn away," a more
probable origin lies in
averro "to
sweep away,"...
- the syllable), for example, Iun(ō) aeternum; poss(e) Ītalia; Teucrōr(um)
āvertere, iamqu(e) eadem. Again, "h" is
ignored and does not
prevent elision: monstr(um)...
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Translation Quare Nos,
tantum hujusmodi probrum a
cunctis christianorum finibus avertere cupientes, ac re
universa nonnullis etiam venerabilibus Fratribus Nostris...
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imparting laws, but good style. Propertius, book 2: Sic me nec
solae poterunt avertere sylvae Nec vaga
muscosis flumina fusa iugis. Nor is this
inelegant in other...
