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sportula

/ˈspɔː(ɹ)tjʊlə/

sportula noun: a gift or prize, especially ones given by rich Romans.

Noun

sportula (plural sportulae)

  1. (archaic) A gift or prize, especially ones given by rich Romans.
    • To feed luxuriously, to frequent sports and theatres, to run for the sportula.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

Forms of sportula

pluralsportulae

Origin of sportula

Latin sportula (“small basket, by extension a prize”)

Questions about sportula

What does sportula mean?
Sportula means a gift or prize, especially ones given by rich Romans.
What part of speech is sportula?
Sportula is a noun.
How do you pronounce sportula?
Sportula is pronounced /ˈspɔː(ɹ)tjʊlə/.
What is the plural of sportula?
The plural of sportula is sportulae.

Words near sportula in the dictionary

  1. sportswomen
  2. sportswriter
  3. sportswriters
  4. sportswriting
  5. sportsy
  6. sportula
  7. sportulae
  8. sportulary
  9. sportule
  10. sportules
  11. sportwear

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