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faliscan

Fa·lis·can
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fuh-lis-kuh n]
    • /fəˈlɪs kən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fuh-lis-kuh n]
    • /fəˈlɪs kən/

Definitions of faliscan word

  • noun plural faliscan a member of an ancient people who inhabited southern Etruria. 1
  • noun plural faliscan the Italic language spoken by this people, closely related to Latin. 1
  • adjective faliscan of or relating to the Faliscans or their language. 1
  • noun faliscan an ancient language of Italy, spoken in the area north of the Tiber. It was closely related to Latin, which displaced it before 200 bc 0
  • noun faliscan (Countable Noun) A member of an ancient Italic people who lived in southern Etruria. 0

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Origin of faliscan

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Latin Falisc(us) of Falerii, major city of the Faliscans + -an

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Parts of speech for Faliscan

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

faliscan popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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