barbarous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin barbarus (foreigner, savage)

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

barbarous

1. see barbaric.

[edit] Quotations

1. I did but prompt the age to quit their cloggs

   By the known rules of antient libertie,

   When strait a barbarous noise environs me

   Of Owles and Cuckoes, Asses, Apes and Doggs - I did but prompt the age to quit their cloggs, John Milton (1673)

[edit] Related terms

• barbarian
• barbaric

[edit] Translations

• Swahili: shenzi