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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque

Greek Monolingual

το (Μ καπόνιν)
ευνουχισμένος πετεινός
νεοελλ.
ναυτ. εξάρτημα του πλοίου που χρησιμεύει για ανάρτηση και στήριξη αντικειμένων, η επωτίδα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ιταλ. cappone (< λατ. capo)].