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Meaning of acies | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈa.ki.eːs]

Definitions

  1. sharp edge or point
  2. battle line
  3. battle, engagement
  4. steel
    Late-Latin, declension-5
  5. sharpness of sight, keeness of a glance
  6. the pupil of an eye
  7. a fixed look
  8. acuteness of mind
  9. a verbal contest

Equivalents

Bosanski fil
Català agudesa
Deutsch Schärfe
Esperanto acideco akreco akro
Español agudeza
Français acidité acuité fil finesse tranchant
Gaeilge aichre
Hrvatski fil
Magyar élesség
Kurdî fîl
മലയാളം മൂർച്ച
Русский острота
Српски fil
Svenska skärpa
తెలుగు పదును

Examples

“CE 13-14, Augustus, Res Gestae Divi Augusti”

Those who cruelly killed my parent, I drove them into exile by legal trials having avenged their deed, and afterwards, when they made war on the republic, I defeated them twice in battle.

CEFR level

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