anno urbis conditae
[ ahn-noh oor-bis kohn-di-tahy; English an-oh ur-bis kon-di-tee ]
/ ˈɑn noʊ ˈur bɪs ˈkoʊn dɪˌtaɪ; English ˈæn oʊ ˈɜr bɪs ˈkɒn dɪˌti /
Latin.
in the year from the founding of the city (Rome, about 753 b.c.). Abbreviation: A.U.C.
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Words nearby anno urbis conditae
anno domini, anno hebraico, anno hejirae, anno mundi, anno regni, anno urbis conditae, annona, annona family, annonaceous, annot., annotate
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Word Origin for anno urbis conditae
literally: in the year of the founding of the city
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