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Meaning of palmus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈpaɫ.mʊs]

Definitions

  1. palm
    declension-2, masculine
  2. palm, (especially) the Roman palm of about 7.4 cm.
    Classical-Latin, declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

English palm palmspan

Examples

“Quis mēnsus est pugillō aquās, et caelōs palmō ponderāvit?”

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?

CEFR level

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

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