Meaning of petax | Babel Free
[ˈpɛ.taːks]Definitions
catching at, striving after, greedy for
Late-Latin, declension-3, one-termination, with-genitive
Examples
“Secunda (vīta) āctīva est, quae tantum vītae commodīs anxia, ornātūs petāx, habendī insatiāta, servandī sollicita geritur.”
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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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