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murus

murus noun: a wall, in the context of Ancient Rome. "Ubi vero moveri et adpropinquare muris viderunt, nova atque inusitata specie commoti legatos ad Caesarem de pace miserunt,.." Julius Caesar, Bellum Gallicum II.

Noun

murus (plural muri)

  1. A wall, in the context of Ancient Rome. "Ubi vero moveri et adpropinquare muris viderunt, nova atque inusitata specie commoti legatos ad Caesarem de pace miserunt,.." Julius Caesar, Bellum Gallicum II
  2. A pattern-forming ridge on the surface of a pollen grain.

Synonyms of murus

Forms of murus

pluralmuri

Origin of murus

Borrowed from Latin mūrus (“wall”).

Words formed from murus

Phrases with murus

Questions about murus

What does murus mean?
Murus means a wall, in the context of Ancient Rome. "Ubi vero moveri et adpropinquare muris viderunt, nova atque inusitata specie commoti legatos ad Caesarem de pace miserunt,.." Julius Caesar, Bellum Gallicum II.
What part of speech is murus?
Murus is a noun.
What is the plural of murus?
The plural of murus is muri.

Words near murus in the dictionary

  1. muruna
  2. murunga
  3. murungas
  4. murunskite
  5. Murupara
  6. murus
  7. Murut
  8. Murutic
  9. muruxi
  10. murva
  11. Murweh

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