Os·co-Um·bri·an ( s k - mbr - n)n. See Sabellic. |
Osco-Umbrian [ˌɒskəʊˈʌmbrɪən]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) a group of extinct languages of ancient Italy, including Oscan, Umbrian, and Sabellian, which were displaced by Latin
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) relating to or belonging to this group of languages
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| Noun | 1. | Osco-Umbrian - a group of dead languages of ancient Italy; they were displace by Latin Italic language, Italic - a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative Umbrian - an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy Oscan - an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy Sabellian - an extinct Osco-Umbrian language of ancient Italy that survives only in a few inscriptions |
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