Sires

noun, verb

noun, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of sire form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of sire form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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begetabbaagentancestorsapprenticearchitect

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"Yea, and more, / in war enduring, ere he built a home, / and his loved household-deities brought o'er / to Latium, whence the Latin people come, / whence rose the Alban sires, and walls of lofty Rome."

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