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Os•can  (os′kən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Language Varietiesone of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
  2. Language Varietiesthe Indo-European, probably Italic, language of the Oscans, written in an alphabet derived from the Etruscan.

adj. 
  1. Language Varietiesof or pertaining to the Oscans or their language.
  • Latin Osc(ī) the Oscans + -an1 1590–1600

'Oscan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Sabine - Samnium - at - base - italic - mephitis - non-Oscan - Osco-Umbrian - Sabellian

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