Oscan

[ os-kuhn ]

/ ˈɒs kən /

noun

one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.

the Indo-European, probably Italic, language of the Oscans, written in an alphabet derived from the Etruscan.

adjective

of or relating to the Oscans or their language.

Origin of Oscan

1590–1600; Latin Osc(ī) the Oscans + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Oscan

non-Oscan, adjective, noun

Words nearby Oscan

O.S.B., Osbert, Osborn, Osborne, Osborne House, Oscan, Oscar, Oscar II, OSCE, Osceola, oscheal

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Example sentences from the Web for Oscan

Beyond this are the Oscan graves (31-32), several of which have been explored.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau
The tribunal projects from the rear wall, its floor being six Oscan feet above that of the rest of the building.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau
The language used was that of every-day life, and they were often written in the Oscan dialect.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
The use, but probably not the restriction, appears in Oscan and Umbrian.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3|Various

From this language the name of the city came; for pompe in Oscan meant 'five.'
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau

British Dictionary definitions for Oscan

Oscan

/ (ˈɒskən) /

noun

an extinct language of ancient S Italy belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European familySee also Osco-Umbrian

a speaker of this language; Samnite

adjective

of or relating to this language

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单词	oscan
释义	Oscan [ os-kuhn ] / ˈɒs kən / noun one of an ancient people of south-central Italy. the Indo-European, probably Italic, language of the Oscans, written in an alphabet derived from the Etruscan. adjective of or relating to the Oscans or their language. Origin of Oscan 1590–1600; Latin Osc(ī) the Oscans + -an OTHER WORDS FROM Oscan non-Oscan, adjective, noun Words nearby Oscan O.S.B., Osbert, Osborn, Osborne, Osborne House, Oscan, Oscar, Oscar II, OSCE, Osceola, oscheal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Oscan Beyond this are the Oscan graves (31-32), several of which have been explored. Pompeii, Its Life and Art\|August Mau The tribunal projects from the rear wall, its floor being six Oscan feet above that of the rest of the building. Pompeii, Its Life and Art\|August Mau The language used was that of every-day life, and they were often written in the Oscan dialect. Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2\|Ernst Eckstein The use, but probably not the restriction, appears in Oscan and Umbrian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3\|Various From this language the name of the city came; for pompe in Oscan meant 'five.' Pompeii, Its Life and Art\|August Mau British Dictionary definitions for Oscan Oscan / (ˈɒskən) / noun an extinct language of ancient S Italy belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European familySee also Osco-Umbrian a speaker of this language; Samnite adjective of or relating to this language Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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