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ustrina

ustrina is the plural of ustrinum.

Meaning of ustrinum

Noun

ustrinum (plural ustrina)

  1. (Ancient-Rome, historical) The site of a funeral pyre.
    • The Romans had, even in their smaller municipia, Boards of Health—such, at least, I take to be the meaning of Novemvir and Triumvir Valetudinarius; and it may seem extraordianry that they did not remove the ustrinum to a greater distance.1858, John Kenrick, Roman Sepulcral Inscriptions: Their Relation to Archaeology, Language, and Religion

Questions about ustrina

What is ustrina the plural of?
Ustrina is the plural of ustrinum.

Words near ustrina in the dictionary

  1. Ustou
  2. ustox
  3. ustoxes
  4. USTR
  5. Ustrani
  6. ustrina
  7. ustrinum
  8. USTs
  9. ustulate
  10. ustulated
  11. ustulates

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