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Meaning of Sextans | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo.
  2. A Roman coin worth one sixth of an as.
    Ancient-Rome

Equivalents

العربية السدس سيكستانز - مجموعة نجوم على خطّ الاستواء جنوب ليو
Bosanski sekstant секстант
Deutsch Sextant
Ελληνικά Εξάς
Español Sextante
Suomi Sekstantti
Français sextans sextant
Hrvatski sekstant секстант
日本語 ろくぶんぎ座 六分儀座
Қазақша секстант
Nederlands Sextant
Polski Sekstant
Português Sextans
Русский секстант
Српски sekstant секстант

CEFR level

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

Sextant Sextants sextarius sextary Sextate sextee

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