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lusus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
lusus
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ellipsis of lusus naturae.

name

The supposed son or companion of Bacchus, god of wine and divine madness, to whom Portuguese national mythology attributed the foundation of ancient Lusitania and the fatherhood of the Lusitanians.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin lūdō Latin lūsus Latin Lūsuslbor. English Lusus Learned borrowing from Latin Lūsus.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

lususes (plural)

Questions

What does lusus mean?
Ellipsis of lusus naturae.
Where does lusus come from?
Etymology tree Latin lūdō Latin lūsus Latin Lūsuslbor. English Lusus Learned borrowing from Latin Lūsus.

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