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Oscan definition

Os·can (äs′kən)

noun

  1. a member of an ancient people that lived in Campania, in S Italy
  2. the Italic language of this people

Etymology: < L Oscus, Oscan + -an

adjective

of the Oscans or their language or culture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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