See ferus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.107–108",
"roman": "vēnērunt cultūs mundaque cūra suī.",
"text": "prīma ferōs habitūs hominī dētrāxit: ab illā",
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{
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{
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{
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"english": "[Venus] first divested men of savage habits: from her\ncame fancy attire and clean care of oneself.\n(See Venus (mythology).)",
"ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.107–108",
"roman": "vēnērunt cultūs mundaque cūra suī.",
"text": "prīma ferōs habitūs hominī dētrāxit: ab illā",
"translation": "[Venus] first divested men of savage habits: from her\ncame fancy attire and clean care of oneself.\n(See Venus (mythology).)",
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[
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{
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{
"word": "immānis"
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{
"word": "efferus"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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}
],
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}
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"Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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"Latin second declension nouns",
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"Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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"Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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}
],
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