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the Destreza Glossary
T - Tiempo

Dictionary: Academia Autoridades (S-Z), 1739
Tiempo. En la destreza la execución del golpe de la espada, logrando el punto, que dexa descubierto el contrario. Lat. In gladiatorum arte ictus, vel occasio.

Time. In the art of fencing [it is] the execution [performance] of the blow of the sword, the point hitting [reaching], that leaves the adversary uncovered. Lat. In gladiatorum arte ictus, vel occasio.

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