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Claudian letters

Claudian letters noun: three letters which were added to the Latin alphabet by the Roman emperor Claudius, and were briefly used in some public inscriptions during his rule until his death, when they were quickly abandoned.

Noun

the Claudian letters pl (normally plural, singular Claudian letter)

  1. (historical, plural-normally) Three letters which were added to the Latin alphabet by the Roman emperor Claudius, and were briefly used in some public inscriptions during his rule until his death, when they were quickly abandoned.

Forms of Claudian letters

singularClaudian letter

Origin of Claudian letters

Named after Roman emperor Claudius (10 BCE–41 CE), who created them.

Questions about Claudian letters

What does Claudian letters mean?
Claudian letters means three letters which were added to the Latin alphabet by the Roman emperor Claudius, and were briefly used in some public inscriptions during his rule until his death, when they were quickly abandoned.
What part of speech is Claudian letters?
Claudian letters is a noun.

Words near Claudian letters in the dictionary

  1. Claude's syndrome
  2. Claudes
  3. claudetite
  4. Claudia
  5. Claudian
  6. Claudian letters
  7. claudicant
  8. claudicants
  9. claudicate
  10. claudicated
  11. claudicates

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