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<p>Started - still commented-out for construction.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{LanguageBar|Kiss}}<br /> <br /> &lt;!--(This is all commented out because the article is under construction.)<br /> <br /> The kiss featured in Roman social life in a number of guises and under several different names.<br /> <br /> ==Types of kiss==<br /> <br /> It is often said that the Romans had three types of kiss. This is almost certainly incorrect. It is true that there are three Latin words for 'kiss' (discussed below), but these do not correspond to three distinct physical actions or to three distinct social interactions. There were, however, undoubtedly a number of different kisses, which are discussed here.<br /> <br /> ===Non-sexual kiss on the lips===<br /> <br /> ===Non-sexual kiss on the cheeks===<br /> <br /> ===Erotic kissing===<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Occasions for kissing==<br /> <br /> The kiss has been identified as featuring in a number of distinct types of social interaction: greeting a relative; showing affection to a child; expressing sexual desire; greeting and taking leave of a friend; showing affection to a spouse; begging a favour; showing religious devotion; the funerary kiss; expressing thanks; marking a reconciliation; and giving congratulations.&lt;ref&gt;Listed by Moreau, P., '''''Osculum, Basium, Savium''''' (''Revue de Philologie'' 52 (1978), pp.87-97), p.89, summarizing the conclusions of Kroll, W., '''''Realencyclopedie Supplementum V''''', 511-520.&lt;/ref&gt; Some of these are discussed in detail below. It should be observed that there is considerable overlap between these categories.<br /> <br /> ===Greeting relatives: the ''ius osculi''===<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Words for kissing==<br /> <br /> Latin has three words for 'kiss': ''osculum'', ''savium'', and ''basium''.<br /> <br /> It is sometimes said that these correspond to three different types of kiss. This idea indeed derives from Roman writers.&lt;ref&gt;For example, Donatus, '''''in Terentii Eunucho''''', 456.1; Servius, '''''ad Vergilii Aeneide''''', 1.256.&lt;/ref&gt; Examination of the actual use of these three words in Roman literature shows, however, that this is incorrect. The meanings of these words, and the relationship between them, had more to do with literary style, and also changed over time.&lt;ref&gt;Moreau, P., '''''Osculum, Basium, Savium''''' (''Revue de Philologie'' 52 (1978), pp.87-97).&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===''Osculum''===<br /> <br /> The word ''osculum'' is perhaps the oldest Latin word for 'kiss', and was originally a diminutive meaning 'little mouth'. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Social life]]</div>

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