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licinus.

bent or turned upward

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈlɪ.kɪ.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈliː.t͡ʃi.nus]
  1. bent or turned upward

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin *lecinos, from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”). See also Sanskrit रुग्ण (rugṇá, “bent, broken”), Ancient Greek λύγος (lúgos) and λοξός (loxós, “slanting, crosswise”), Lithuanian lugnas, and Old Norse lykna.

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