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Meaning of obsequium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[ɔpˈsɛ.kʷi.ũː]

Definitions

complaisance, yielding, compliance, obedience; allegiance; deference, obsequiousness, flattery

declension-2, neuter

Equivalents

Examples

“Sapienter vītam īnstituit: namque hōc tempore / obsequium amīcōs, vēritās odium parit.”

[How] wisely he arranged his life: for in this age flattery [gains] friends, truth provokes hatred.

CEFR level

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

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