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- proper noun an ancient
Italic people fromCampania inItaly
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Examples
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Mr. DeMille had chosen a glass of the 2008 Di Majo Norante Terre Degli Osci, Sangiovese, an earthy red from a top producer in the Molise region of southern Italy.
Nelson DeMille Lettie Teague 2011
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This month I'll be trying a Di Majo Norante red wine, but I'll also be opening up a white wine from the Terre degli Osci IGT.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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Terre degli Osci IGT, wine under $10, wine under $15, wine under $20
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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J'enterprèterais volontiers ce passage de la manière suivante: Des Pelasges, navigateurs et magiciens, (c'est-à-dire, industrieux) sortirent les deux grandes sociétés Italiennes -- les _Osci_, (dont les Latins sont une tribu,) et les Tusci ou Etrusques.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 Various
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Osci, the young kept to themselves, nor did they suffer it to be debased by regular players.
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Titus Livius
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Tacitus speaks of _Atellanae_ Comedies written in the spirit and language of the Osci having been acted in his time.
A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent
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These were borrowed from the Osci, and were always acted by the Roman youth.
A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent
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Romans borrowed from the Osci, the aboriginal inhabitants of Italy.
Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature August Wilhelm Schlegel 1806
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Osci, the most ancient of the native Italian tribes.
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In the 88th minute, it was Osci dragged down at the top of the box on a breakaway by United defender Anthony Peters, who was issued the second red card of the night.
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