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Meaning of basilicus | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR B2
[baˈsɪ.lɪ.kʊs]

Definitions

  1. royal, princely
    Old-Latin, adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  2. especially, in names of species or medicines:
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  3. basilica vītis
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  4. basilicus nux
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  5. basilicus collȳrium
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  6. Ellipsis of basilicus iactus: one of the best throw at the dice (its exact value is unknown)
    abbreviation, adjective, alt-of, declension-1, declension-2, ellipsis, masculine, noun-from-verb

Examples

“Basilicas edictiones atque imperiosas habet:”

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“At ego basilicus sum: quem nisi oras, guttam non feres.”

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“Di immortales, basilica hic quidem facinora inceptat loqui.”

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“Possunt tamen etiam secundae notae vites proventu et ubertate commendari, qualis est Biturica, qualis basilica, quarum minorem cocolubem vocant Hispani, longe omnium primis utraeque proximae.”

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“Nam vir doctus Oppius in libro quem fecit de silvestribus p345 arboribus sic ait: 'Heracleotica haec nux, quam quidam cataneam nominant, itemque Pontica nux atque etiam quae dicuntur basilicae iuglandes germina atque flores agunt similiter isdem temporibus quibus Graecae nuces.'”

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“Verum in basilico quoque collyrio convenit ad omnes affectus oculorum id esse idoneum, qui non lenibus medicamentis curantur.”

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“Iacit volturios quattuor. Talos arripio, invoco almam meam nutricem Herculem, iacto basilicum; […]”

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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