Meaning of paupertās | Babel Free

Definitions

1. the state of being poor, poverty; need, indigence
   declension-3
2. the state of being poor or lacking in the sense of something needed or desired
   declension-3, figuratively

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Examples

“Nōn possum dīcere nihil perdere, sed quid perdam et quārē et quemadmodum dīcam; causās paupertātis meae reddam.”

I cannot claim to waste nothing, but I can say what I waste and how; I can explain the causes of my poverty. (The financially wealthy Seneca writes with playful irony about a perceived lack of time and admits that it is something he doesn’t always spend wisely.)

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