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Meaning of mergulus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
[ˈmɛr.ɡʊ.ɫʊs]

Definitions

  1. wick of a lamp
    declension-2, masculine
  2. synonym of mergus
    Late-Latin, declension-2, masculine, proscribed
  3. Equivalent to 'Wick': A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws...

Equivalents

English Wick

Examples

“mergus non mergulus”

(The correct form is) mergus, not mergulus

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

mergum mergus meri Meridiana merīdiātiō meridiatione

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