Meaning of gens | Babel Free
[ˈɡẽːs]Definitions
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Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) declension-3
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stock, tribe declension-3
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nation, country declension-3
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people, family declension-3
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the chief gods declension-3
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heathen, pagan Judaism, declension-3
Equivalents
Examples
“Sī petat ā victīs, tot sūmat nōmina Caesar,”
Were Caesar to seek his names from the conquered, he would have to assume as many in number as the vast world has nations.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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