Ventris

[ ven-tris ]

/ ˈvɛn trɪs /

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noun

Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English architect and linguist.

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Words nearby Ventris

ventriculus, ventriloquial, ventriloquism, ventriloquist, ventriloquize, Ventris, ventro-, ventrodorsal, ventrolateral, venture, venture capital

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How to use Ventris in a sentence

Ob humida namque nutrimenta, immoderatum ventris fluxum vix in primis ullus evadit.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
Ave Maria,” said the other, “gratia plena et benedictus fructus ventris tui Jesu.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel|Charles de Coster
I found out indeed this much about her ostensible state, that she was the wife of a cab-driver whose name was Ventris.
Lore of Proserpine|Maurice Hewlett
If Quidnunc and Mrs. Ventris were not under our law, neither are the sun, moon and stars, neither are the apes and peacocks.
Lore of Proserpine|Maurice Hewlett

Mrs. Ventris was a puzzle to me for a good many years—in fact until Despoina explained to me many things.
Lore of Proserpine|Maurice Hewlett

British Dictionary definitions for Ventris

Ventris

/ (ˈvɛntrɪs) /

noun

Michael George Francis. 1922–56, English architect and scholar, who deciphered the Linear B script, identifying it as an early form of Mycenaean Greek

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