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“during” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

during
per (implying the uninterrupted continuance of an action with reference to a space of time; e.g., per eos dies, per idem tempus): in (with ablative denoting the time within the space of which anything has occurred). In many cases by the ablative, especially with the name of a certain employment, office, etc.; e.g., during his office as military tribune (= while he was military tribune), tribunatu militum. ☞ Per must not be used, but in, of things taking place in, but not through the whole space: thus “six times during the year,” [which is, however, an inaccurate use of “during”], sexies in anno, not per annum (Krebs); but inferior writers say per; e.g., Pallad., medica quater vel sexies potest per annum recidi; also, per is right when it is denied that anything took place at all during a space, nulla res per triennium nisi ad nutum istius est judicata, Cic.: inter (litterally,” between,” denotes an occurrence coinciding with an act; e.g., during the meal, inter cenam; so inter bibendum, etc.): super (litterally, “over,” denotes an occurrence that accidentally happened whilst an act was going on, e.g., during the meal, super cenam, super epulas, i. e., at dinner = whilst in the act of dining, supping, etc.). In other cases it is rendered by a participial construction; e.g., during my absence, me absente: during my lifetime, me vivo: even during the war, bello nondum confecto; or by “dum” with a verb in the passive voice, e.g., during the war, dum bellum geritur (i. e., whilst the war was carried on).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for during?
The usual Latin words for “during” are officiō, inter. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.