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Osco-Umbrian

DEFINITIONS OF: Osco-Umbrian

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n a group of dead languages of ancient Italy; they were displace by Latin

Types:
Umbrian
an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy
Oscan
an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy
Sabellian
an extinct Osco-Umbrian language of ancient Italy that survives only in a few inscriptions
Type of:
Italic, Italic language
a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative
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