Notus

[ noh-tuhs ]

/ ˈnoʊ təs /

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noun

the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.

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Origin of Notus

<Latin <Greek Nótos, special use of nótos the south

Words nearby Notus

not turn a hair, notturno, notum, notungulate, not up to, Notus, notwithstanding, not worth a damn, no two ways about it, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott

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How to use Notus in a sentence

This has been interpreted as the inscription of a certain Notus; but others have regarded it as simply a Roman milestone.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon
Notus (or Auster), the south wind, was usually represented by an old man with dusky wings.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
These belonged to the Notus, who had been suffering such severe depredations at the hands of the Doboduras.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines|H. Wilfrid Walker
Monckton then took a few police and went off to interview the Notus.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines|H. Wilfrid Walker

Although the Notus lived on the coast, little was known of them, though they professed friendship to the government.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines|H. Wilfrid Walker

British Dictionary definitions for Notus

Notus

/ (ˈnəʊtəs) /

noun

classical myth a personification of the south or southwest wind

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