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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
- See Osco-Umbrianan 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.
Ennius said that he had three hearts, for he spoke threexiv tongues—the Greek, the Oscan, and the Latin.
The language used was that of every-day life, and they were often written in the Oscan dialect.
In the Oscan and Umbrian dialects, whose alphabet was borrowed from Etruscan, a special form appears for f, viz.
On its base was an Oscan inscription, which has been interpreted as follows by Minervini: Marius.
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