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spiritus

spiritus noun: a breathing.

Noun

spiritus (plural spirituses or spiritus)

  1. A breathing.
  2. An aspirate.
  3. Any spirituous preparation.

Forms of spiritus

pluralspirituses
pluralspiritus

Origin of spiritus

Borrowed from Latin spīritus. Doublet of spirit, spirytus, sprite, spright, and esprit.

Phrases with spiritus

Questions about spiritus

What does spiritus mean?
Spiritus means a breathing.
What part of speech is spiritus?
Spiritus is a noun.
What is the plural of spiritus?
The plural of spiritus is spirituses.

Words near spiritus in the dictionary

  1. spirituosity
  2. spirituoso
  3. spirituous
  4. spirituously
  5. spirituousness
  6. spiritus
  7. spiritus asper
  8. spiritus aspers
  9. spiritus fumans
  10. spiritus lenis
  11. spiritus mundi

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