vinum
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vinum
From the Latin word vīnum wine
Example Sentences
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The Church saw vinum clarum as a profane wine, and its consumption was not imbued with Christian symbolism, nor attached to any table ceremony.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024
"Wine is to be added to all foods" -- Omnibus cibis vinum addendum esse.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2016
The same citation recurs in Essay I., "On Truth:" "One of the Fathers, in great severity, called poesy vinum d�monum."
From Notes and Queries, Number 186, May 21, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
"Laudatur vinum simplex, cervisia duplex, Est bona duplicitas, optima simplicitas."
From Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
The wine grown on the N.W. coast, in the district called by Strabo Ariusia, was known as vinum Arvisium.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
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