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retiarius.

retiarius (gladiator who uses a casting net as a weapon)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[reː.tiˈaː.ri.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ret.t͡siˈaː.ri.us]
  1. retiarius (gladiator who uses a casting net as a weapon)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin rēte Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin rētiārius From rēte (“net”) + -ārius.

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