"ludus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ludi [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ludus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ludus}} Latin ludus Head templates: {{en-noun|ludi}} ludus (plural ludi)
  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) A school, in particular:
    A gladiatorial training school.
    Tags: Ancient-Rome, historical Categories (topical): Ancient Rome
    Sense id: en-ludus-en-noun-DvrhlwiZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. (historical, Ancient Rome) A school, in particular:
    A private school for teaching children reading, writing, arithmetic, and sometimes Greek.
    Tags: Ancient-Rome, historical Categories (topical): Ancient Rome
    Sense id: en-ludus-en-noun-1yndsDa1

Inflected forms

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