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Meaning of humus | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈhʊ.mʊs]

Definitions

  1. ground, floor
    declension-2, feminine
  2. earth, soil
    declension-2, feminine
  3. Equivalent to 'Mold': A natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually...

Equivalents

English earth Mold soil

Examples

“[Triptolemus] prīmus arābit et seret et culta praemia tollet humō”

[Triptolemus] will be the first to plow and sow and take away the rewards from cultivated soil. (See Triptolemus, Demophon of Eleusis, and Celeus for the ancient Greek myths about a royal family who are presented as humble country folk in the Fasti.)

CEFR level

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

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