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Meaning of cingulum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[ˈkɪŋ.ɡʊ.ɫũː]

Definitions

  1. A girdle which encircles the hips; zone, belt; sword-belt; sash.
    declension-2, neuter
  2. a city in interior Picenum situated on a lofty hill, now Cingoli
    declension-2, neuter, singular
  3. A girdle of the earth; zone.
    declension-2, figuratively, neuter

Equivalents

English Girdle

Examples

“sindonem fēcit et vēndidit et cingulum trādidit Chananeō”

She made fine linen, and sold it, and delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)

CEFR level

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

See also

cinifes cinifibus ciniflō cinifum ciniphes ciniphibus

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