Meaning of cadens | Babel Free
[ˈka.dẽːs]Definitions
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falling declension-3, one-termination, participle
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of sun, moon, stars: setting declension-3, one-termination, participle
Examples
“Post, ubi dīgressī, lūmenque obscūra vicissim lūna premit suādentque cadentia sīdera somnōs, …. Afterward, when [all the guests] have departed, and a dim moon in turn hides her light, and the setting stars induce sleep, …. (Cf. Aeneid 2.9.)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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