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latibula

Syllables: lat·i·bu·laUK/ləˈtɪbjʊlə/

latibula is the plural of latibulum.

Meaning of latibulum

Noun

latibulum (plural latibula)

  1. (obsolete) A concealed hiding place, especially of an animal; a burrow, hole, or lair.
    • [T]he Roman church had made this latibulum, this hiding place, this refuge from persecution, hermitages and monasteries, to be the most conspicuous, the most glorious, the most eminent, the richest and most abundant places of the world; […]a. 1632 (date written), John Donne, “Sermon LVIII. Preached upon the Penitential Psalms.”, in Henry Alford, editor, The Works of John Donne, D.D., […], volume III, London: John W[illiam] Parker, […]...
    Synonyms:
    cuniculus

Origin of latibula

Learned borrowing from Latin latibula.

Questions about latibula

What is latibula the plural of?
Latibula is the plural of latibulum.
How do you pronounce latibula?
Latibula is pronounced /ləˈtɪbjʊlə/ (UK).

Words near latibula in the dictionary

  1. lathyrogens
  2. Latial
  3. Latials
  4. Latian
  5. Latians
  6. latibula
  7. latibulate
  8. latibulated
  9. latibulates
  10. latibulating
  11. latibulize

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