Meaning of pensum | Babel Free
[ˈpẽː.sũː]Definitions
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allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) declension-2
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work quota, a day’s work declension-2
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task, job, duty, assignment, engagement declension-2
Equivalents
Examples
“lūmen ad exiguum famulae data pēnsa trahēbant”
By a dim light the handmaids were spinning their given allotments of wool.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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