Sica
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A curved dagger used in Ancient Roman times, associated with the Thracian and Illyrians, gladiators, and Sicarii. historical
"[...] representation of a sheathed sickle on two fragments of a limestone plaque from Siristat (Figure 12). The plaque has not survived and only a sketch made by Jüthner records it. The publishers thought it showed a gladiatorial sica[…]"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"[...] representation of a sheathed sickle on two fragments of a limestone plaque from Siristat (Figure 12). The plaque has not survived and only a sketch made by Jüthner records it. The publishers thought it showed a gladiatorial sica[…]"
Etymology
From Latin sīca.
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