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Meaning of cothurnus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A buskin used in ancient tragedy.
  2. The stilted style denoting ancient tragedy.
    figuratively

Equivalents

Suomi koturni
Latina cothurnus
Polski koturn

Examples

“Madame Grandoni had insisted on the fact that she was an actress, and this little speech seemed a glimpse of the cothurnus.”

CEFR level

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

cothymia cotia coticule cotidal cotija cotillage

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