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Oscan
[ os-kuhn ]
noun
- one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- the Indo-European, probably Italic, language of the Oscans, written in an alphabet derived from the Etruscan.
adjective
- of or relating to the Oscans or their language.
Oscan
/ ˈɒskən /
noun
- an extinct language of ancient S Italy belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European family See also Osco-Umbrian
- a speaker of this language; Samnite
adjective
- of or relating to this language
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Example Sentences
The use, but probably not the restriction, appears in Oscan and Umbrian.
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Ennius said that he had three hearts, for he spoke threexiv tongues—the Greek, the Oscan, and the Latin.
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The language used was that of every-day life, and they were often written in the Oscan dialect.
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In the Oscan and Umbrian dialects, whose alphabet was borrowed from Etruscan, a special form appears for f, viz.
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On its base was an Oscan inscription, which has been interpreted as follows by Minervini: Marius.
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