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mappae mundi

mappae mundi is the plural of mappa mundi.

Meaning of mappa mundi

Noun

mappa mundi (plural mappae mundi)

  1. A medieval European map of the world.
    • Even the best maps and projections of our future are likely to prove little more accurate than a medieval mappa mundi.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 377
    Synonyms:
    mappemond

Questions about mappae mundi

What is mappae mundi the plural of?
Mappae mundi is the plural of mappa mundi.

Words near mappae mundi in the dictionary

  1. MAPP
  2. MAPPA
  3. mappa mundi
  4. mappability
  5. mappable
  6. mappae mundi
  7. MAPPAs
  8. mapped
  9. mapped onto
  10. mapped out
  11. mappemond

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