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Cras amet qui numquam amavit quique amavit cras amet → May he love tomorrow who has never loved before; And may he who has loved, love tomorrow as well.

Pervigilium Veneris

Greek Monolingual

το, Ν
1. η ενέργεια του ψάλλω, το να ψάλλει κανείς θρησκευτικούς ύμνους
2. συνεκδ. ο τρόπος εκτέλεσης αυτών τών ύμνων («το ψάλσιμο του παπά»)
3. μτφ. α) συνεχής και επίμονη μεμψιμοιρία, κλάψα
β) δριμεία επίπληξη, αυστηρή παρατήρηση.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ψάλλω + κατάλ. -σιμο (πρβλ. φέρ-σιμο)].