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Meaning of lusus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Ellipsis of lusus naturae.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  2. The supposed son or companion of Bacchus, god of wine and divine madness, to whom Portuguese national mythology attributed the foundation of ancient Lusitania and the fatherhood of the Lusitanians.

Equivalents

Français lusus

Examples

“On the right hand […] is a multitude of loose stones, lying on the surface. They are of the lime-stone kind, mere lususes, assuming most singular forms; some are excavated, and often perforated.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

lusus naturae lusus naturæ lusutrombopag LUT Lüta lutamide

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