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Meaning of damnatio memoriae | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/damˌnɑːtɪ.əʊ mɪˈmɔːrɪ.aɪ/

Definitions

A posthumous punishment for traitors etc. by which they were effectively erased from history by having their works undone and any mention of their name forbidden.

Ancient-Rome, historical, uncountable

Equivalents

Français damnatio memoriae
한국어 기록말살형
Português damnatio memoriae

CEFR level

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

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