Osci

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noun

An ancient Italic people from Campania in Italy.

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Meanings

nounOsci pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn ancient Italic people from Campania in Italy.

Origin

  1. LatinOsci
  2. EnglishOsci

From Latin Osci, worshippers of Ops (“earth goddess, fertility deity”), from ops (“plenty”). Known by the Greeks as Ὀπικοί (Opikoí), Ὀσκοί (Oskoí).

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APA

Osci. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osci

MLA

“Osci.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osci. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Osci,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osci.

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