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Paestum is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Paestum in a sentence

Paestum meaning

An ancient Greek city in Magna Graecia, on the coast of present-day Campania in southern Italy.

Using Paestum

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancient Greek city in Magna Graecia, on the coast of present-day Campania in southern Italy.

Context around Paestum

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

frescoes 1× 4th 1×

Sentence patterns with Paestum

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

frescoes from paestum 4th century 1× the paestum frescoes may 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the paestum frescoes 1× tomb frescoes from 1×

Common sentence endings:

8th century bc 1× roman gladiator games 1×

Words around Paestum

Just before it in the word index:

paese 8 paes 11 paeria 2 paer 4 paeonia 2 paenga 6

Just after it in the word index:

paet 7 paeth 2 paetkau 3 paetongtarn 24 paetyn 2 paevey 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Paestum

  • In this selection, "paestum" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, frescoes and 4th stand out and add context to how "paestum" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include frescoes from paestum 4th century and the paestum frescoes may. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "paestum" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with paestum

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Paestum frescoes may represent the continuation of a much older tradition, acquired or inherited from Greek colonists of the 8th century BC. (23 words)

Tomb frescoes from Paestum (4th century BC) show paired fighters, with helmets, spears and shields, in a propitiatory funeral blood-rite that anticipates early Roman gladiator games. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Tomb frescoes from Paestum (4th century BC) show paired fighters, with helmets, spears and shields, in a propitiatory funeral blood-rite that anticipates early Roman gladiator games. (27 words)

The Paestum frescoes may represent the continuation of a much older tradition, acquired or inherited from Greek colonists of the 8th century BC. (23 words)

Example sentences (2)

The Paestum frescoes may represent the continuation of a much older tradition, acquired or inherited from Greek colonists of the 8th century BC.

Tomb frescoes from Paestum (4th century BC) show paired fighters, with helmets, spears and shields, in a propitiatory funeral blood-rite that anticipates early Roman gladiator games.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "paestum" in a sentence?
An example: "The Paestum frescoes may represent the continuation of a much older tradition, acquired or inherited from Greek colonists of the 8th century BC." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "paestum" from authentic English texts.
What does "paestum" mean?
Paestum means: An ancient Greek city in Magna Graecia, on the coast of present-day Campania in southern Italy.
How many example sentences with "paestum" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "paestum", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.