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vagitus

vagitus noun: the crying of a newborn baby.

Noun

vagitus (uncountable)

  1. The crying of a newborn baby.
    • Possibly his first little wolfish howl (for it would be monstrous to think that he or even Remus condescended to a vagitus or cry such as a young tailor or rat-catcher might emit) […]1893, Thomas De Quincey, “Memorial Chronology”, in Alexander H. Japp, editor, The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, volume 2

vagitus meaning in Tamil

vagitus in Tamil

கருப்பைக் கதறல் ஒலி, கருப்பைப் பிள்ளைக் கதறல் ஒலி, மழலை கதறல் ஒலி

Origin of vagitus

From Latin vāgītus (“crying, wailing”), from vāgiō (“cry, wail”).

Words formed from vagitus

Questions about vagitus

What does vagitus mean?
Vagitus means the crying of a newborn baby.
What is vagitus in Tamil?
Vagitus in Tamil is கருப்பைக் கதறல் ஒலி, கருப்பைப் பிள்ளைக் கதறல் ஒலி, மழலை கதறல் ஒலி. See Vagitus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vagitus?
Vagitus is a noun.

Words near vagitus in the dictionary

  1. vagitarians
  2. vagitate
  3. vagitated
  4. vagitates
  5. vagitating
  6. vagitus
  7. vagitus uterinus
  8. vago-
  9. vagoaccessory
  10. vagoglossopharyngeal
  11. vagolytic

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