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Meaning of orbus | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR B1
[ˈɔr.bʊs]

Definitions

  1. bereaved, bereft, deprived (of) by death
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  2. orphaned, parentless; fatherless
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  3. childless
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  4. widowed
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  5. deprived, destitute (of)
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2, usually, with-genitive

Equivalents

Deutsch hinterblieben
English Bereft
Español afligido
Italiano deprivato
Македонски лишен
Polski osamotniony

Examples

“At Romae Lepida, cui super Aemiliorum decus L. Sulla et Cn. Pompeius proavi erant, defertur simulavisse partum ex P. Quirinio divite atque orbo”

At Rome Lepida, who on top of having the honour of being of the Aemilian family had L. Sulla and Gn. Pompey as great-grandfathers, was accused of pretending to have given birth by P. Quirinius, a rich and childless man

CEFR level

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

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