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Significatio vocis ōsculum | Babel Free

Nomen CEFR B1
[ˈoːs.kʊ.ɫũː]

Definitiones

  1. a kiss
    declension-2
  2. a little mouth
    declension-2
  3. a small orifice
    New-Latin, declension-2
  4. Equivalent to 'kiss': A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

Aequivalentia

English kiss

Exempla

“occupat amplexū lacrimāsque per ōscula siccat”

He holds her in loving embraces, and her tears he dries through kisses. (Ariadne and her husband Dionysus reconcile following his infidelity to her.)

Gradus CEFR

B1
Medius
Hoc verbum pars est vocabularii CEFR B1 — gradus medius.
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Vide etiam

Osea Oseae Oseam Oseas Osee Oseriates

Hoc verbum in contextu disce

Vide ōsculum in veris colloquiis adhibitum in cursu nostro linguae gratuito.

Cursum Gratuitum Incipe

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