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Meaning of pugio | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A dagger or poignard, especially the kind used by the Ancient Romans.

historical

Examples

“The Pugio or Dagger was used by the Romans, a species of that weapon called the Hand Seax was worn by the Saxons, with which they massacred the English on Salisbury Plain in 476.”

CEFR level

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

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