Os·co-Um·bri·an

(ŏs′kō-ŭm′brē-ən)

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Osco-Umbrian

(ˌɒskəʊˈʌmbrɪən)

(Languages) a group of extinct languages of ancient Italy, including Oscan, Umbrian, and Sabellian, which were displaced by Latin

adj

(Languages) relating to or belonging to this group of languages

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Os•co-Um•bri•an

(ˈɒs koʊˈʌm bri ən)

n.

the Oscan and Umbrian languages collectively, as a subgroup of the Italic languages.

[1890–95]

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Noun

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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