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Meaning of vīctus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈwiːk.tʊs]

Definitions

  1. living, way of life, lifestyle
    declension-4
  2. nourishment, provision, diet, that which sustains life
    declension-4
  3. necessaries of life
    Late-Latin, declension-4

Equivalents

Examples

“Ego autem nōbilium vītā vīctūque mūtātō mōrēs mūtārī cīvitātum putō.”

But I consider that the way of life of cities can be changed by changing the life and living of the noble.

“Agrīcultūrae nōn student, maiorque pars eōrum vīctūs in lacte, cāseō, carne cōnsistit.”

They don't care about agriculture, and a greater part of their diet consists of milk, cheese and meat.

“Maxima pars undā rapitur; quibus unda pepercit,”

The greatest part is taken away by water; long fasting overcome with poor nourishment those whom the waves spared.

“Verbō vīctus continentur, quae ēsuī pōtuīque cultuīque corporis quaeque ad vīvendum hominī necessāria sunt. Vestem quoque vīctūs habēre vicem Labeō ait. Et cētera, quibus tuendī cūrandīve corporis nostrī grātiā ūtimur, eā appellātiōne sīgnificantur.”

And the other things which we use for keeping and caring for our bodies are meant by that term.

CEFR level

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

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