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basilophorous

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Incorporating the king's name.

not-comparable

Examples

“Names of this sort⟳, theophorous or basilophorous, were regularly given to foreigners residing in Egypt from the New Kingdom onwards, if not earlier; even Joseph was no exception.”
“That his basilophorous name⟳ was used generally only during Psammetichus II's reign is confirmed by the tomb of Horira himself, probably dating to Apries' years of rule⟳;”
“A mason's graffito associated with workmen gangs whose basilophorous names contain⟳ the nomen of Mycerinus was found on a block⟳ which probably belonged to mastaba G.VI.S = M.VII.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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