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Oscan

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Noun

1. oscan

an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania

2. oscan

an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Oscan

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noun
1. 
an extinct language of ancient S Italy belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European family
See also Osco-Umbrian
2. 
a speaker of this language; Samnite
adjective
3. 
of or relating to this language

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Oscan

see synonyms of oscan
noun
1. 
a member of an ancient people that lived in Campania, in S Italy
2. 
the Italic language of this people
adjective
3. 
of the Oscans or their language or culture

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Oscan

see synonyms of oscan
n.
1. A member of an ancient people of Campania.
2. The Italic language of the Oscans.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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