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Meaning of sebboleth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[sɛbˈboː.ɫɛtʰ]

Definitions

  1. shibboleth
    Late-Latin, indeclinable
  2. Equivalent to 'Shibboleth': A particular pronunciation or custom that is regarded as distinguishing members of a group from non-members, especially when used as a test.

Equivalents

Examples

“interrogabant eum dic ergo sebboleth quod interpretatur spica qui respondebat tebboleth eadem littera spicam exprimere non valens statimque adprehensum iugulabant in ipso Iordanis transitu et ceciderunt in illo tempore de Ephraim quadraginta duo milia”

CEFR level

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

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