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1. oscans
a primitive people of Italy occupying Campania; were subjugated in the 5th century B.C. by the Samnites, who amalgamated with them and were subsequently incorporated with the Romans; the Oscan tongue, a cruder form of Latin, may have had its own literature, and is still extant on coins and in inscriptions.

'oscans' - Nearby Entries
orsini, felice orsova orviëto oscans oscar i. oscott osiander, andreas

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