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virtus

Pronunciation: [ˈwɪr.tuːs]

“virtus” is a Latin word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. manhood, manliness, virility
  2. courage, valor, resoluteness, gallantry
  3. virtue, goodness
  4. excellence, merit, worth, character
  5. strength (of medicine or herbs)

Etymology

From vir (“man, male”) + -tūs (abstract noun-forming suffix).

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