Ctesiphon
Definitions
An ancient capital of Parthia and later of the Sassanid Persian Empire, on the Tigris near Baghdad in present-day Iraq, abandoned in the 7th and 8th centuries.
Equivalents
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Examples
“These I assume⟳ were words so deeply meant / They cut⟳ themselves in stone for permanent / Like⟳ trouble⟳ in the brow above the eyes: / ‘Take⟳ Care to Sell⟳ Your Horse before He Dies / The Art of Life Is Passing Losses on.’ / The city saying it was Ctesiphon, / Which may a little while by war and trade⟳ / Have⟳ kept from being caught with the decayed, / Infirm, worn-out, and broken on its hands; […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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