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Meaning of fluctus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈfɫuːk.tʊs]

Definitions

  1. a wave, billow
  2. Equivalent to 'wave': A members of the WAVES; a member of the US Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve).

Equivalents

English A wave Billow wave
हिन्दी वीचि
日本語
Latina pontus
Svenska bölja våg vink

Examples

““Aeole, namque tibī dīvom pater atque hominum rēx”

“Oh Aeolus, for indeed to you the Father of the Gods and King of Men granted [the power] both to calm the waves and to stir [them] up with wind.” (Juno is speaking to Aeolus (son of Hippotes) about the power granted him by Jupiter. Note: Here, “divom” is a syncopated form of divorum, “of the gods”.)

CEFR level

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