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- [pohl-li-ke wer-soh; English pol-uh-see vur-soh]
- /ˈpoʊl lɪˌkɛ ˈwɛr soʊ; English ˈpɒl ə si ˈvɜr soʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pohl-li-ke wer-soh; English pol-uh-see vur-soh]
- /ˈpoʊl lɪˌkɛ ˈwɛr soʊ; English ˈpɒl ə si ˈvɜr soʊ/
Definition of pollice verso words
- adverb pollice verso with thumbs turned downward: the sign made by spectators calling for the death of a defeated gladiator in the ancient Roman circus. 1
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Parts of speech for Pollice verso
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pollice verso popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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