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Meaning of caelus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈkae̯.ɫʊs]

Definitions

The personification of the sky and heavens. Either the brother-husband or son-and-husband of Terra, with whom he fathered the Titans and the Cyclops. He is the Roman counterpart of Uranus.

Examples

“Nōn dēbēmus dēlicātī esse, ubīque medius caelus est.”

We shouldn't be too fussy when we all live under the same sky [=the sun shines for everyone].

CEFR level

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

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