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Meaning of medulla | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[mɛˈdʊl.la]

Definitions

  1. bone marrow
    declension-1, feminine
  2. as the subjective location of the intense inner physical sensation of a heightened emotion, such as erotic passion
    declension-1, feminine, figuratively

Equivalents

English bone marrow Marrow

Examples

““Ut multō mihi maior ācriorque”

“So that a fire far more blazing may burn in my soft marrow.”

“… Ēst mollis flamma medullās”

The flames consume her tender marrow all the while, and the silent wound dwells within her heart.

CEFR level

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

medulla spinalis medullae medullam medullarum medullas medullis

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