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Meaning of dos | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C2
[ˈdoːs]

Definitions

  1. dowry
  2. gift, endowment, talent

Equivalents

English Dowry Endowment gift talent

Examples

“SĪMŌ: Hāc fāmā impulsus, Chremēs / ultrō ad mē vēnit, ūnicam gnātam suam / cum dōte summā fīliō uxōrem ut daret.”

SIMO: Inspired by [my son’s good] reputation, Chremes came to me of his own accord, so that he could offer his only daughter — with a huge dowry — as a bride to my son.

“‘saepe mihi Zephyrus ‘dōtēs corrumpere nōlī”

“Often Zephyrus said to me, ‘Don’t destroy your own dowry.’ My dowry was of no value to me.” (Flora (mythology) stopped caring for flowers when the early Romans neglected to worship her deity; Zephyrus, the west wind of spring, was her consort.)

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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