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retiarii

retiarii is the plural of retiarius.

Meaning of retiarius

Noun

retiarius (plural retiari or retiarii)

  1. (Ancient-Rome, gladiatorial combat) A gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon.

Forms of retiarii

alternative formretiari

Questions about retiarii

What is retiarii the plural of?
Retiarii is the plural of retiarius.

Words near retiarii in the dictionary

  1. retia mirabilia
  2. retia testes
  3. retial
  4. retiari
  5. retiaries
  6. retiarii
  7. retiarius
  8. retiary
  9. retic
  10. reticella
  11. reticellas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retiarii (page history and authors); retiarius (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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