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PRONUNCIATION OF PHILTRA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHILTRA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Philtra is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHILTRA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Philtrum

The philtrum is a vertical groove in the middle area of the upper lip, common to many mammals, extending from the nose to the upper lip. Technically referred to as the medial cleft, together with a glandular rhinarium and slit-like nostrils, it is believed to constitute the primitive condition for mammals in general.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHILTRA

philosophical
philosophical analysis
philosophical logic
philosophically
philosophicalness
philosophies
philosophisation
philosophiser
philosophism
philosophist
philosophistic
philosophization
philosophize
philosophizer
philosophizing
philosophy
philoxenia
philter
philtre
philtrum

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHILTRA

centra
cleopatra
Electra
extra
Maharashtra
mantra
ne plus ultra
orchestra
palestra
Petra
sastra
Sinatra
Sintra
spectra
Sumatra
sutra
symphony orchestra
tetra
the Kama Sutra
ultra

Synonyms and antonyms of philtra in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «philtra» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHILTRA

Find out the translation of philtra to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of philtra from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «philtra» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

philtra
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

philtra
570 millions of speakers

English

philtra
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

philtra
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

philtra
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

philtra
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

philtra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

philtra
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

philtra
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Philtra
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

philtra
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

philtra
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

philtra
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Philtra
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

philtra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

philtra
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिल्ट्रा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

philtra
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

philtra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

philtra
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

philtra
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

philtra
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

philtra
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

philtra
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

philtra
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

philtra
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of philtra

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHILTRA»

The term «philtra» is normally little used and occupies the 148.157 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHILTRA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «philtra» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «philtra» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about philtra

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHILTRA»

Discover the use of philtra in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to philtra and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Juvenal: Satire 6
Women are often accused of deploying spells (magicos...cantus 610) and especially love philtres (philtra 611) against their husbands or lovers, in an attempt either to regain or to intensify the target's passion for them (Faraone 1999 : 113–19).
Juvenal, Lindsay Watson, Patricia Watson, 2014
2
Ovidii Nasonis Operum
Ncc data profuerint 1 pallencia philtra puellis. •' □ □ • Philcra nocent animis ; vimque furoris habent. j Sit procul omne nefas, ut ameris, amabilis efto : Quod tibi non facies , folave forma, dabit. Sis licet antiquo u Nireus x adamatus Homero ...
Publius Ovidius Naso, 1689
3
The transactions of the Linnean Society of London
Philtra globxjlosa, Fabr. Testa globosa, laevi, margine laterali granulato ; fronte vix epistomate breviore, brachiis granulatis. Hab. ? Mus. Brit. Vide Edw. Regne Anim. Cuv. t. 24. f. 4. Phlltra porcellana, Fabr. Testa globosa, minute punctata ...
Linnean Society (London), 1855
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Transactions
Philtra globulosa, Fabr. Testa globosa, laevi, margine laterali granulato ; fronte vix epistomate breviore, brachiis granulatis. Hab. ? Mus. Brit. Vide Edw. Regne Anim. Cuv. t. 24. f. 4. Philtra porcellana, Fabr. Testa globosa, minute punctata ...
Linnean Society of London, 1855
5
Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion
It can only be assumed that when and if they had need of magic to attract or retain lovers, women in the classical period generally made use of magic incantations or philtra, or a combination of both. The only known example ofa curse tablet ...
Matthew Dillon, 2003
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Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Philtra turerculosa, nov. sp. Faemince carapax orbiculato-rhomboi- dalis, flavo- cinereus, convexus, superficie inequalis ; regionibus branchialibus, post-gastrica, genitalique tumidis, confertimtuberculatis. Margines angulati, granulis crenulati.
‎1859
7
Orlando Innamorato Di Bojardo: Orlando Furioso Di Ariosto: ...
Thessala vendit Philtra, quibus valeat mentem vexare mariti. JUVENAL, vi. 610. Their powers, however, were not blindly admitted by all poets: Nec data profuerint pallentia philtra puellis; Philtra nocent animis, vimque furoris habent. OVID. de ...
‎1830
8
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama: A ...
Brac'idasand Am'idas, the two sonsof Mile'sio, the former inlove withthe wealthy Philtra, andthe latter with the dowerless Lucy. Their fatheratdeathleft eachof his sons an island ofequal sizeandvalue,but theseadaily encroached on thatofthe ...
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
9
Decii Junii Juvenalis et A. Persii Flacci Satirae
Hie magicos affert cantus, hie Thessala vendit 610 Philtra, quibus valeant mentem vexare mariti Et solea pulsare nates. Quod desipis inde est ; Inde animi caligo et magna oblivio rerum Quas modo gessisti. Tamen hoc tolerabile, si non Et ...
Juvenal, A. J. Macleane, 1867
10
Archaeologia Graeca Or the Antiquities of Graece
Juvenal (pttzks thus (a), Hie Magicos assert cantus, hie Tbeffala vendit Philtra, quibus valeant mentem vexare mariti- , This Pedlar offers Magick Charms, the next Philtres, by which the Husband's Mind's perplext. Their Operations were violent ...
John Potter, 1728

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHILTRA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term philtra is used in the context of the following news items.
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Training perfection as Shayne Cramp prepares all eight winners at …
Race 5: Philtra Phella $1.18. Race 6: Hargrave $1.10. Race 7: Intransit $1.90. Race 8: Cenosilocophobia $2.20. Combined price for $1 stake: ... «Herald Sun, Jul 14»
2
Harness trainer Shayne Cramp creates history with eight wins at …
Another odds-on favourite saluted in the fifth when four-year-old gelding Philtra Phella beat stablemate Sutter Man by 4.5m. This would be the ... «Rippa.com, Jul 14»
3
Harnett Manufacturing Announces The Acquisition Of Certain …
The company is the creator of BarefootSpas and owns proprietary brands including OZO Ozonator, Philtra Water Filtration Systems and ExoJet. «PR Newswire, Dec 13»

REFERENCE
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