disjecta membra

[ dis-jek-tuh mem-bruh ]
/ dɪsˈdʒɛk tə ˈmɛm brə /

plural noun

scattered members; disjointed portions or parts: applied to fragments of poetry or fragmentary quotations.

Origin of disjecta membra

< Latin, alteration of disjectī membra poētae limbs of a dismembered poet, a phrase in Horace

Words nearby disjecta membra

British Dictionary definitions for disjecta membra

disjecta membra
/ Latin (dɪsˈdʒɛktə ˈmɛmbrə) /

pl n

scattered fragments, esp parts taken from a writing or writings