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Meaning of bucranium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The depiction of the head of an ox, as ornamental flourishes in architectural works.

Equivalents

Deutsch Bukranion
Ελληνικά βουκράνιο
Español bucráneo
Français bucrane
Italiano bucranio
Polski bukranion
Português bucrânio
Русский букра́ний

Examples

“On the second side of the gem, we see the victim, a running goat, and on the third side the symbol of sacrifice, the bucranium.”
“It was also in relation to the funerary world that bucrania were placed at the bottoms of the pits.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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