Meaning of conubium | Babel Free
[koːˈnuː.bi.ũː]Definitions
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marriage, wedlock declension-2
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ceremony of marriage declension-2, in-plural
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sexual union; confer coniugium declension-2, poetic
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an engrafting declension-2
Equivalents
English
marriage
Examples
“pe͞r cōnūbĭă no͞stră, pĕr i͞nce͞ptōs hy̆mĕna͞eōs”
by our marriage, by the nuptials that have been started
“… Prīma et Tellūs et prōnuba Iūnō dant signum; fulsēre ignēs et cōnscius aether cōnubiīs, summōque ululārunt vertice nymphae. And now Primeval Earth and Juno, Queen of Marriage, give the signal; lightning [torches] flare, [with] high heaven [itself] attendant to the union, and from a lofty peak nymphs wail [a wedding hymn]. (Divinities and nature enact rituals of Roman weddings – attendants, flaming torches, Hymeneal hymns – as Dido and Aeneas consummate their relationship.)”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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