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Roman charity

Roman charity noun: a story where someone is sentenced to die by starvation; but their daughter saves them by secretly breastfeeding them.

roman charity: a story where someone is sentenced to die by starvation; but their daughter saves them by secretly...
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Noun

Roman charity (countable and uncountable, plural Roman charities)

  1. (Greek, Roman) A story where someone is sentenced to die by starvation; but their daughter saves them by secretly breastfeeding them.

Forms of Roman charity

pluralRoman charities

Questions about Roman charity

What does Roman charity mean?
Roman charity means a story where someone is sentenced to die by starvation; but their daughter saves them by secretly breastfeeding them.
What part of speech is Roman charity?
Roman charity is a noun.
What is the plural of Roman charity?
The plural of Roman charity is Roman charities.

Words near Roman charity in the dictionary

  1. Roman chair
  2. Roman chairs
  3. Roman chamomile
  4. Roman chamomiles
  5. Roman charities
  6. Roman charity
  7. Roman Church
  8. Roman collar
  9. Roman collars
  10. Roman concrete
  11. Roman concretes

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