oscan
IPA: ˈɔskʌn
Root Word: Oscan
noun
- A member of an ancient group of Italic-speaking peoples of Campania (the Osci).
- The extinct language of the Oscan people.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system.
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Examples of "oscan" in Sentences
- The city was a settlement of the Oscan tribes.
- Guarini was also a pioneer in the study of the Oscan language.
- The native Oscan alphabet and a transliteration are as follows.
- It is further divided into words that come from Oscan and Italian .
- Quite unconsciously he had absorbed the phrases of Oscan which he had read.
- It may be an example of a praenomen that was shared by both Oscan and Latin.
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