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Meaning of Dioscuri | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together.

Greek, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Deutsch Dioskuren
Ελληνικά Διόσκουροι
Français dioscures

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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