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TOGA VIRILIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does toga virilis mean?
• TOGA VIRILIS (noun)
The noun TOGA VIRILIS has 1 sense:
1. (ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship
Familiarity information: TOGA VIRILIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("toga virilis" is a kind of...):
toga (a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome)
Domain category:
antiquity (the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe)
Domain region:
capital of Italy; Eternal City; Italian capital; Roma; Rome (capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire)
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