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LUSUS NATURAE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of LUSUS NATURAE is sport of nature : freak.
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What is the origin of the phrase "Lusus Naturae"? : r/latin - Reddit
It was originally used to refer to a supposed capricious act of Nature regarded as the cause and origin of anomalies in a given organism.
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Fiction: Lusus Naturae by Margaret Atwood - Prospect Magazine
I lived on stolen potatoes dug by moonlight, on eggs filched from henhouses. Once in a while I'd purloin a hen—I'd drink the blood first. There ...
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lusus naturæ
‖ lusus naturæ (ˈl(j)uːsəs nəˈtjʊəriː) Also 9 simply lusus. [L. lūsus nātūræ a playing or sport of Nature.] A supposed sportive action of Nature to which the origin of marked variations from the normal type (of an animal, plant, etc.) was formerly ascribed. Chiefly concr., a natural production devia...
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lusus naturae - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: lusus naturæ and lusûs naturæ. Contents. 1 English. 1.1 Etymology; 1.2 Pronunciation; 1.3 Noun. 1.3.1 Alternative forms; 1.3.2 Synonyms.
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LUSUS NATURAE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Lusus naturae definition: a deformed person or thing; freak.. See examples of LUSUS NATURAE used in a sentence.
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Dysphagia lusoria
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David Bayford called it dysphagia lusoria because in Latin, lusus naturæ means sports of nature, freak of nature, or natural anomaly.
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Lusus naturae - Origin & Meaning of the Phrase
"Freak of nature," from 1660s Latin lusus (play) + natura (nature), means an unusual natural anomaly, originally describing unexplained fossils in natural ...
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Lusus Naturae - Neoplastic Press | DriveThruRPG
Lusus Naturae is a bestiary for Lamentations of the Flame Princess (and other old-school games), featuring 103 face-melting monsters.
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Lusus Naturae by Chris Coppel | Goodreads
A bloodthirsty WWII monster descends on the Kent coastline in Chris Coppel's latest blood-curdling horror
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Lusus Naturae | Rise Above Records
Black vinyl Diehard edition comes with bonus 7'' in picture sleeve and embroidered patch. All LP editions are pressed on heavyweight vinyl in single sleeve ...
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Lusus Naturae – Art Gallery - University of Southern Maine
Lusus naturae is a Latin concept evolving from ludere, to play, and was first used in the mid-1600s to define nature's playful, whimsical, or less benign ...
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stroller
stroller (ˈstrəʊlə(r)) [f. stroll v. + -er1.] One who strolls. 1. A vagabond, vagrant; an itinerant beggar or pedlar. Now chiefly Sc.1679 Oldham Sat. Jesuits ii. (1681) 26 These are..Romes Strowlers, who survey each Continent, Its trinkets, and commodities to vent. 1694 N. H. Ladies Dict. 303/1 For ...
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caricatura
† caricaˈtura Obs. Also 8 carri-, carra-, 8–9 cara-. [It.; lit. ‘charge’, ‘loading’, f. caricare to charge, load, exaggerate. Superseded in English by caricature.] 1. = caricature 1.a 1682 Sir T. Browne Misc. Tracts 207 Pieces and Draughts in Caricatura. 1690 Sir T. Browne's Let. to Friend §10 note,...
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duplicity
duplicity (djuːˈplɪsɪtɪ) Also 5–6 -te, 6–7 -tie. [a. F. duplicité (13th c.), ad. L. duplicitāt-em, n. of quality f. duplex, duplic-em: see duplex.] 1. The quality of being ‘double’ in action or conduct (see double a. 5); the character or practice of acting in two ways at different times, or openly a...
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