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Meaning of savine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Examples

“1837, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (UK), Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volume 10, page 356, In Asia Minor, Mount Taurus is covered with forests of cypress, juniper, and savines.”

“Believing that she was pregnant, he gave oil of savine, a deleterious drug, intending to bring on abortion, and an inflammation of the womb was produced, and she died.”

“Savine was considered an abortifacient, though why it was thought a threat to a small girl is unclear.”

CEFR level

B1

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

See also

Saving saving grace saving throw savingness savingram Savings