Oscan

/ˈɑskən/
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Other forms: Oscans

Definitions of Oscan
  1. noun
    an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania
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    type of:
    Italian
    a native or inhabitant of Italy
  2. noun
    an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy
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    type of:
    Osco-Umbrian
    a group of dead languages of ancient Italy; they were displace by Latin
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