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Dioscuri

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together.

Greek, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Françaisdioscures
DeutschDioskuren
2 more languages
ΕλληνικάΔιόσκουροι

Examples

“Or, alas, might not one rather attribute it to Diana in the shape of Hunger? To some twin Dioscuri, Oppression and Revenge; so often seen in the battles of men?”
“Cæsar, either more ambitious or less confident in his services, raised a new and costly row of columns in front of the Capitol. He built a temple to the Dioscuri, and he charmed the populace with a show of gladiators unusually extensive.”

CEFR level

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