CEFR B2

autolycus

noun

Meaning

autolycus means (poetic) A thief or plagiarist. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses autolycus to mean (poetic) A thief or plagiarist.
The teacher asked students to find autolycus in the reading.

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autolycus (B2)

noun

Definition

autolycus means (poetic) A thief or plagiarist. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses autolycus to mean (poetic) A thief or plagiarist.
The teacher asked students to find autolycus in the reading.

How to Use autolycus

a/the autolycus (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a autolycus."
autolycus in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked autolycus in context before translating it."

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