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Meaning of etesiae | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

the Etesian winds (N-W winds that blow annually in the Aegean Sea during the dog-days for forty days)

declension-1

Examples

“Ipse enim necessario etesiis tenebatur, qui navigantibus Alexandria flant adversissimi venti.”

He (Caesar) was necessarily detained by the Etesian winds, winds that are most unbecomming for those who travel from the shores of Alexandria.

CEFR level

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

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