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noun (plural litui)
  1. A military trumpet.
Quotations
  • 1786: Fig. 3. A Roman Lituus, or military trumpet, such as is mentioned by Horace in his first ode. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page vi.
    1. (geometry) A curve with polar equation <math>r^2 \theta = a^2</math>, where a is a constant.

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