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Meaning of caput mortuum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. a dead man's head, a skull
    declension-3, neuter
  2. worthless residue, useless substance
    declension-3, neuter
  3. Cardinal purple, a variety of haematite iron oxide pigment
    declension-3, neuter

Examples

“1591 "Caput mortuum, ut est apud Paracelsum, sign. materias, quae sunt in fundo vasis chimici" (Antonio Ricciardo, Commentaria symbolica, p. 138)”

CEFR level

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

See also

Capys cara carabe carabina carabinae carabinam

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