lituus

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/ˈlɪtju.əs/

noun

A military trumpet.

OriginLatin lituus →
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Meanings

nounlituus (plural litui)

plural litui

  1. A military trumpet.

    1786: Fig. 3. A Roman Lituus, or military trumpet, such as is mentioned by Horace in his first ode. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page vi.

  2. An augur's staff with a recurved top.
  3. geometryA curve with polar equation r²θ=a², where a is a constant.

Origin

  1. Latinlituus
  2. Englishlituus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin lituus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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