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Meaning of lētum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈɫeː.tũː]

Definitions

  1. violent death, annihilation, killing
    declension-2
  2. ruin
    declension-2

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Examples

“Vidē quam turpī lētō pereāmus!”

See what a disgraceful death we die!

“Crassus ad Euphrāten aquilās nātumque suōsque”

Crassus, at the Euphrates, lost his eagles, his son, and his [army], and was himself finally given to death. (See: Marcus Licinius Crassus; Euphrates; Aquila (Roman).)

CEFR level

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

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