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litui

litui is the plural of lituus.

Meaning of lituus

Noun

lituus (plural litui)

  1. A military trumpet.
    • 1786: Fig. 3. A Roman Lituus, or military trumpet, such as is mentioned by Horace in his first ode. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page vi.
  2. An augur's staff with a recurved top.
  3. A curve with polar equation r²θ=a², where a is a constant.

Questions about litui

What is litui the plural of?
Litui is the plural of lituus.

Words near litui in the dictionary

  1. litty-bitty
  2. littérateur
  3. littérateurs
  4. lituate
  5. Litueche
  6. litui
  7. lituiform
  8. lituite
  9. lituites
  10. lituiticone
  11. lituiticones

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