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abandon the most decisive points

  • 1 discrimen

    discrīmen, ĭnis, n. [contr. from discerimen à discerno; cf. crimen from cerno], lit., that which separates or divides two things from each other (for syn. cf.: differentia, discrepantia, diversitas, distantia); hence,
    I.
    Lit., an intervening space, interval, distance, division, separation:

    cum (duo maria) pertenui discrimine separarentur,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 32, 87:

    minimum quos inter et hostem Discrimen murus clausaque porta facit,

    Ov. Pont. 1, 8, 62:

    aequo discrimine,

    Lucr. 5, 690; Verg. A. 5, 154:

    parvum leti,

    Ov. M. 7, 426; Verg. A. 9, 143:

    dare discrimina costis,

    i. e. to separate them, id. ib. 10, 382:

    quae (sc. littera F) inter discrimina dentium efflanda est,

    Quint. 12, 10, 29:

    agminum,

    Curt. 4, 12 fin.:

    ungulae,

    Col. 6, 15 fin.:

    comae,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 302; and in like manner poet.: telluris pectitae, i. e. furrow, Col. Poët. 10, 94; Claud. Nupt. Honor. 103:

    medium luci,

    Grat. Cyneg. 486.—Hence, med. t. t., the dividing membrane, the midriff, diaphragm, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 11, 127; 5, 10, 124 al.—
    II.
    Trop. (so most frequent).
    A.
    In gen., a distinction, difference: amabat omnes, nam discrimen non facit, Lucil. ap. Non. 282, 27:

    iste, qui omnia jura pretio exaequasset omniumque rerum delectum atque discrimen pecunia sustulisset,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50; cf.:

    officia tollebantur delectu omni et discrimine remoto,

    id. Fin. 4, 25, 69:

    sit hoc discrimen inter gratiosos cives atque fortes, ut illi, etc.,

    id. Balb. 21 fin.:

    sine ullo sexus discrimine,

    Suet. Calig. 8; cf.:

    rapti per agros viatores sine discrimine liberi servique,

    id. Aug. 32:

    omisso sui alicuique discrimine,

    Liv. 5, 55:

    divinarum humanarumque rerum,

    id. 5, 40:

    recti pravique,

    Quint. 12, 3, 7:

    vocum,

    id. 1, 5, 25; cf.

    so of the different tones of the strings: septem discrimina vocum,

    Verg. A. 6, 646 et saep.— Poet.:

    tenues parvi discriminis umbrae,

    i. e. of easy gradation, Ov. M. 6, 62. —
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    With respect to disputed matters, which are to be distinguished between, and thus decided upon, the decisive point, turning-point, critical moment, determination, decision:

    quoniam res in id discrimen adducta est, utrum ille poenas rei publicae luat, an nos serviamus,

    to this point, Cic. Phil. 3, 11, 29; cf.:

    ea res nunc in discrimine versatur, utrum... an, etc.,

    id. Quint. 30, 92; Liv. 29, 17:

    vicit disciplina militaris, vicit imperii majestas, quae in discrimine fuerunt, an ulla post hanc diem essent,

    id. 8, 35, 4: haec et his similia haud in magno equidem ponam discrimine, shall not regard as of great moment, id. praef. §

    8: postquam adesse discrimen ultimum belli animadvertit,

    id. 44, 23:

    instant enim (adversarii) et saepe discrimen omne committunt,

    abandon the most decisive points, Quint. 6, 4, 17 et saep.— Poet.:

    experiar, deus hic, discrimine aperto, An sit mortalis,

    the test, Ov. M. 1, 222.—
    2.
    Transf., a dangerous, decisive moment, crisis, dangerous condition; risk, danger, hazard:

    in ipso discrimine periculi aliquem destituere,

    Liv. 6, 17; so,

    periculi,

    id. 8, 24: in summo rem esse discrimine, * Caes. B. G. 6, 38, 2; cf.:

    adducta est res in maximum periculum et extremum pene discrimen,

    Cic. Phil. 7, 1:

    salus sociorum summum in periculum ac discrimen vocatur,

    id. de Imp. Pomp. 5, 12:

    in extremo discrimine ac dimicatione fortunae,

    id. Sull. 28:

    in veteris fortunae discrimen adducitur,

    id. Mur. 27, 55; cf.:

    aliquem in discrimen capitis adducere,

    id. Deiot. 1, 2; so,

    capitis,

    Quint. 11, 1, 49:

    si ei subito sit allatum periculum discrimenque patriae,

    Cic. Off. 1, 43, 154:

    rem publicam in discrimen committere,

    Liv. 8, 32; 33, 7; cf.:

    fuitque dies illa tenebrarum et discriminis,

    Vulg. Esth. 11, 8.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > discrimen

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