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certamen

[kɛɹˈtɑːmɛn]
[kɚˈtɑmən] Anglicised

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Borrowed from Latin certāmen (“contest”). Ultimately from Latin certus (“certain, fixed, settled, firm”).

noun

uncountable A team competition in which contestants answer questions about classical history, culture, and mythology, and the Latin language. It was the semifinal round of Certamen, Latin for contest, the Junior Classical League's answer to “It's Academic.” Two teams of four-each sat across from a judge, and pressed buzzers that lighted up a bulb showing which team responded first.

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"certamen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/certamen.

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@misc{certamen_2026,
  title = {certamen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/certamen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}