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Meaning of abactio | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[aˈbaːk.ti.oː]

Definitions

Driving away, theft (of cattle).

Late-Latin, declension-3

Examples

“Simulque describit vastitatem terrae Judaeae, interfectionemque multorum, abactionem pecorum, subversionem urbium atque murorum […]”

At the same time he describes the devastation of the land of Judah, the slaughter of many, the driving away of cattle, the ruin of cities and walls […]

CEFR level

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

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