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priscus

Pronunciation: [ˈpriːs.kʊs]

“priscus” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. former
  2. ancient
  3. old-fashioned

Etymology

Supposed to have been earlier *priuscus, from prior, q.v. Equivalent to prius + -cus; ultimately composed of Proto-Indo-European *préy + *-yōs + *-kos. Possibly cognate to English fresh.

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