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Meaning of cippus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsɪ.pəs

Definitions

  1. A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc.
  2. The stocks.
    historical

Equivalents

Português cipó

Examples

“[…]lodged on the top of an ancient sepulchral cippus”
“[A] cippus, found at Valencia in Spain, has on one of its sides Fatus Q. Fabius ex voto, and on the other, three female figures, with the attributes of the Mœræ or Parcæ.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

ciprafamide cipralisant ciprazafone ciprefadol Ciprian Cipriani

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