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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κάρος (káros, deep sleep) .

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carus

  1. (archaic, medicine) deep coma or lethargy

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (to desire, to wish). Cognate to Sanskrit चारु (cā́ru, dear, beloved; elegant; esteemed; lovely).

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    Adjective

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    cārus (feminine cāra, neuter cārum, comparative cārior, superlative cārissimus); first/second-declension adjective

    1. dear, beloved
    2. costly, expensive, valued
      Synonyms: pretiōsus, dīves, impēnsus, antīquus
      Antonym: vīlis

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    First/second-declension adjective.

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    • carus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • carus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • carus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to feel affection for a person: carum habere aliquem
      • to be dear to some one: carum esse alicui
      • to be dear to some one: carum atque iucundum esse alicui
      • (ambiguous) corn is dear: annona cara est
    • carus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • carus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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    Noun

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    carus m

    1. accusative plural of cars