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1 crēber
crēber bra, brum, adj. with comp. crēbrior, and sup. crēberrimus [1 CER-], thick, close, pressed together, frequent, numerous, repeated: arbores, Cs.: (venae) corpore intextae: creberrima aedificia, Cs.: ignes quam creberrimi, S.: vigilias ponere, S.: tanto crebriores litterae, Cs.: crebri cecidere caelo lapides, L.: funale, i. e. many torch bearers: sonitus, V.: densis ictibus heros pulsat, V.: iactūs, H.: inpetus, S.: amplexūs, O.: anhelitus, quick, V.—Crowded, abundant, abounding: harundinibus lucus, O.: procellis Africus, V.: in eo creber fuisti, you often said: in scribendo essem crebrior quam tu.* * *crebra -um, crebrior -or -us, creberrimus -a -um ADJthick/crowded/packed/close set; frequent/repeated, constant; numerous/abundant -
2 frequēns
frequēns entis, adj. with comp. and sup. [FARC-].—Of persons, often, regular, constant, repeated, assiduous: Cum illis unā aderat frequens, T.: erat Romae frequens, much at Rome: Platonis auditor, assiduous: ad signa esse, L.: te audivi: filium frequentiorem prope cum illis quam secum cernebat, L.—Of things, repeated, often, frequent, common, usual: pocula: iambus: familiaritas, N.: frequentior fama, L.: rarus ferri, frequens fustium usus, Ta.— In great numbers, full, crowded, numerous: cives atque socii: frequentior legatio, L.: senatus, S.: senatus frequentior: frequentissimo senatu: frequentes venerunt, Cs.: huc quam frequentissimi conveniunt, Cs.: frequens redemptor cum famulis, i. e. with a throng of attendants, H.: telis frequentibus instare, V.—Of places, filled, full, crowded, populous, much frequented, well stocked: frequentissimum theatrum: nulla (praefectura) totā Italiā frequentior: Numidia, S.: emporium, L.: ludi, H.: tectis urbs, L.: herbis campus, V.: utra pars frequentior vicis esset, L.* * *frequentis (gen.), frequentior -or -us, frequentissimus -a -um ADJcrowded; numerous, full, frequented, populous; repeated, frequent, constant -
3 numerōsus
numerōsus adj. with comp. and sup. [numerus], in full number, numerous, manifold: civitas numerosissima, most populous, Ta.: classis, Iu.— Full of rhythm, measured, rhythmical, melodious: numerosos ponere gressūs, O.: si numerosum est... quod metiri possumus intervallis aequalibus: oratio: numerosior Asinius, Ta.* * *numerosa -um, numerosior -or -us, numerosissimus -a -um ADJnumerous/many, of many units/parts/people; multiple; manifold/varied; prolific; plentiful/abundant/populous; harmonious/melodious/rhythmic/proportioned -
4 celeber
cĕlĕber, ēbris, ēbre, adj. ( masc. celebris, Auct. Her. 2, 4, 7; Tac. A. 2, 88 fin.; 13, 47; 14, 19; Curt. 5, 1, 18; Gell. 17, 21, 10; comp. very rare, but sup. freq.) [perh. Sanscr. çru-, audire; Gr. kleos; v. Corss. Beitr. p. 368], that which contains a multitude, numerous; hence,I.Where there is a multitude, or where a multitude comes together; of places, much frequented or resorted to, populous, abounding in, rich in (syn.: plenus, frequens; opp. desertus): celeber poluandros, Gloss. Vet.:II.in locis illa fortuita: culti an inculti, celebres an deserti, etc.,
Cic. Part. Or. 10, 36; id. Sest. 67, 140; id. Verr. 2, 2, 65, § 159; id. Mil. 24, 66; Auct. Her. 2, 4, 7:loco celebri an secreto,
Quint. 11, 1, 47:in foro celeberrimo, tantā frequentiā,
most frequented, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 133;but: celeberrimo fori,
at the time when the Forum was most frequented, Tac. A. 4, 67 fin.:via,
Cato, R. R. 1, 3:portus celeberrimus atque plenissimus navium,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 33:celeberrimo virorum mulierumque conventu,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107; id. Phil. 14, 6, 16; cf. id. Pis. 15, 34:celebri urbe et copiosā,
id. Arch. 3, 4:celeberrimo loco (urbis) elatus,
Nep. Dion, 10, 3; cf. Plin. Ep. 2, 7, 7; 8, 6, 14:pars oppidi,
Suet. Aug. 1:oraculum,
Cic. Div. 1, 19, 37:convivium,
Tac. A. 14, 48; id. H. 1, 81:celeberrima fontibus Ide,
Ov. M. 2, 218:celeberrimus ilice lucus,
id. Am. 3, 5, 3.—Meton.A.That is celebrated, honored by a great assembly, procession, train, etc.; renowned, distinguished, celebrated, famous (syn.: clarus, notus, nobilis; in prose and poetry, partic. since the Aug. per.).(α).With abl.:(β).gentis Aquitanae celeber Messala triumphis,
Tib. 2, 1, 33:dies omni caerimoniarum genere,
Liv. 25, 12, 15; cf.ludi,
Suet. Aug. 44:Tiresias famā,
Ov. M. 3, 339:Daedalus ingenio artis,
id. ib. 8, 159:vir arte grammaticā,
Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 167:quisque ingenio,
Tac. Agr. 1:tribunus plebis opibus, gratiā, etc.,
Vell. 2, 18, 2:pons Mulvius nocturnis illecebris,
Tac. A. 13, 47.—Absol.:(γ).dies celeberrimi laetissimique,
most solemn, festive, Cic. Lael. 3, 12:res totā Siciliā celeberrima atque notissima,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 61: celebre per Hispaniam responsum, Liv. 21, 19, 8: fama inter barbaros id. 27, 33, 1:nomen ad posteros,
id. 1, 3, 8:viri,
id. 26, 27, 16:duces,
Vell. 2, 17, 2:Arminius,
Tac. A. 2, 88:Diana,
Hor. C. 2, 12, 20:dea,
Ov. M. 1, 747; cf. id. ib. 5, 412:templa,
Quint. 1, 4, 16: Aper et Secundus, celeberrima tum ingema fori nostri. Tac. Or. 2. —With in:B.celeberrimus fuit in hoc genere Sosus,
Plin. 36, 25, 60, § 184.—Often repeated, numerous, frequent (very rare): celebri gradu, with double quick step, Att. ap. Non. p. 89, 25 (Trag. Rel. v. 25 Rib.):verba celeberrima,
often repeated, Ov. A. A. 2, 705:vox,
id. P. 1, 9, 25:lapis celeber trans maria et quondam in Campania,
Plin. 34, 1, 2, § 2:nomina in annalibus,
Gell. 7 (6), 7, 1. -
5 creber
crēber, bra, brum ( sup. creberrimus;I.but crebrissimus,
Gell. 2, 30, 2; cf. Rudd. I. p. 170;and CEREBERRIMVS,
Inscr. Orell. 68), adj. [from cre-, root of cresco, Corn. Beitr. p. 356], that exists or takes place in a continuous multitude, following closely together or one after another (hence with continuus, Quint. 12, 10, 46; opp. rarus).Thick, close, pressed together, frequent, numerous, repeated (very freq., and class.).A.Of material subjects:B.lucus avius, Crebro salicto oppletus,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 6, 9; cf.silva,
Lucr. 6, 135:crebris arboribus succisis omnes introitus erant praeclusi,
Caes. B. G. 5, 9:rami,
id. ib. 2, 17:(venae et arteriae) crebrae multaeque, toto corpore intextae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 138:funale,
numerous torches, id. Sen. 13, 44:castella,
Caes. B. G. 2, 30:creberrima aedificia,
id. ib. 5, 12:ignes quam creberrimi,
Sall. J. 106, 4; cf. id. ib. 98, 6:vigilias ponere,
id. ib. 45, 2:tanto crebriores litterae nuntiique,
Caes. B. G. 5, 45; cf.exploratores,
id. ib. 6, 10:tam crebri ad terram decidebant quam pira,
as thick as pears, Plaut. Poen. 2, 38; cf.hostes,
id. Am. 1, 1, 84:crebri cecidere caelo lapides,
Liv. 1, 31, 2; cf. sup., id. 28, 37, 7 et saep.—Of immaterial subjects:II.itiones,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 9, 23; cf.excursiones,
Nep. Milt. 2, 1:ictus,
Lucr. 4, 935; Hor. C. 1, 25, 2; Suet. Calig. 30:impetus,
Lucr. 1, 294; Sall. J. 50, 1 al.:anhelitus,
Quint. 11, 3, 55; Verg. A. 5, 199:commutationes aestuum,
Caes. B. G. 5, 1:rumores,
id. ib. 2, 1:amplexus,
Ov. M. 9, 538 al.:compellationes,
Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 2:sonus,
oft repeated, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81:argumentatio,
Quint. 2, 5, 8:supplosio pedis,
id. 11, 3, 128:crebriores figurae,
id. 9, 2, 94:quae apud Sallustium rare fuerunt, apud hunc crebra sunt et paene continua,
Sen. Ep. 114, 18:crebra lumina (dicendi) et continua,
Quint. 12, 10, 46.—Meton., of an object that is furnished with abundance, or produces something in multitudes, crowded with, abundant, abounding in:1.creber harundinibus lucus,
Ov. M. 11, 190:Africus procellis,
Verg. A. 1, 85:Tiberis creber ac subitus incrementis,
Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 55.—Esp., of speech or writing:sane in eo creber fuisti, Te noluisse, etc.,
you frequently said, Cic. Planc. 34, 83:si mihi tantum esset otii, quantum est tibi... in scribendo multo essem crebrior quam tu,
id. Att. 1, 19, 1:(Thucydides) ita creber est rerum frequentia, ut, etc.,
id. de Or. 2, 13, 56; id. Brut. 7, 29: quis sententiis aut acutior aut crebrior? id. ap. Suet. Caes. 55; Quint. 10, 1, 102 (cf.: densus sententiis, id. [p. 479] ib. §68).—In Gr. constr., of the person: densis ictibus heros Creber utrāque manu pulsat versatque Dareta,
Verg. A. 5, 460:modus (dicendi) translationibus crebrior,
Quint. 12, 10, 60.—Hence, advv.,Most freq. in the form crēbrō, close one after another (in time or number), repeatedly, often, oftentimes, frequently, many times:2.si crebro cades,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 105:ruri esse,
Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 18:mittere litteras,
Cic. Att. 6, 5, 1:tussire et exspuere,
Quint. 11, 5, 56:personare purgatam aurem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 7 et saep.:qui crebro Catulum, saepe me, saepissime rem publicam nominabat,
Cic. Cael. 24, 59.— Comp. crebrius:perlucet villa crebrius quam cribrum,
i. e. with more holes, openings, Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 14:mittas litteras,
Cic. Fam. 5, 6, 3 fin.:crebrius aut perfidiosius rebellantes,
Suet. Aug. 21.— Sup. creberrime (creberru-):commemorantur a Stoicis,
Cic. Div. 1, 27, 56.—crē-bră ( acc. plur.; cf. Rudd. II. p. 159), repeatedly:3.revisit ad stabulum (mater),
Lucr. 2, 359:et pede terram Crebra ferit (equus),
Verg. G. 3, 500.—crēbrē, closely, compactly (of place;* 4.only in Vitr.): fundamenta aedificiorum palationibus crebre fixa,
Vitr. 2, 9, 10.— Sup.:crates ex virgis creberrime textae,
Vitr. 10, 14, 3.—crē-brĭter, repeatedly, frequently (in time), Vitr. 10, 13, 7; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 133 sq. -
6 crebra
crēber, bra, brum ( sup. creberrimus;I.but crebrissimus,
Gell. 2, 30, 2; cf. Rudd. I. p. 170;and CEREBERRIMVS,
Inscr. Orell. 68), adj. [from cre-, root of cresco, Corn. Beitr. p. 356], that exists or takes place in a continuous multitude, following closely together or one after another (hence with continuus, Quint. 12, 10, 46; opp. rarus).Thick, close, pressed together, frequent, numerous, repeated (very freq., and class.).A.Of material subjects:B.lucus avius, Crebro salicto oppletus,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 6, 9; cf.silva,
Lucr. 6, 135:crebris arboribus succisis omnes introitus erant praeclusi,
Caes. B. G. 5, 9:rami,
id. ib. 2, 17:(venae et arteriae) crebrae multaeque, toto corpore intextae,
Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 138:funale,
numerous torches, id. Sen. 13, 44:castella,
Caes. B. G. 2, 30:creberrima aedificia,
id. ib. 5, 12:ignes quam creberrimi,
Sall. J. 106, 4; cf. id. ib. 98, 6:vigilias ponere,
id. ib. 45, 2:tanto crebriores litterae nuntiique,
Caes. B. G. 5, 45; cf.exploratores,
id. ib. 6, 10:tam crebri ad terram decidebant quam pira,
as thick as pears, Plaut. Poen. 2, 38; cf.hostes,
id. Am. 1, 1, 84:crebri cecidere caelo lapides,
Liv. 1, 31, 2; cf. sup., id. 28, 37, 7 et saep.—Of immaterial subjects:II.itiones,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 9, 23; cf.excursiones,
Nep. Milt. 2, 1:ictus,
Lucr. 4, 935; Hor. C. 1, 25, 2; Suet. Calig. 30:impetus,
Lucr. 1, 294; Sall. J. 50, 1 al.:anhelitus,
Quint. 11, 3, 55; Verg. A. 5, 199:commutationes aestuum,
Caes. B. G. 5, 1:rumores,
id. ib. 2, 1:amplexus,
Ov. M. 9, 538 al.:compellationes,
Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 2:sonus,
oft repeated, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81:argumentatio,
Quint. 2, 5, 8:supplosio pedis,
id. 11, 3, 128:crebriores figurae,
id. 9, 2, 94:quae apud Sallustium rare fuerunt, apud hunc crebra sunt et paene continua,
Sen. Ep. 114, 18:crebra lumina (dicendi) et continua,
Quint. 12, 10, 46.—Meton., of an object that is furnished with abundance, or produces something in multitudes, crowded with, abundant, abounding in:1.creber harundinibus lucus,
Ov. M. 11, 190:Africus procellis,
Verg. A. 1, 85:Tiberis creber ac subitus incrementis,
Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 55.—Esp., of speech or writing:sane in eo creber fuisti, Te noluisse, etc.,
you frequently said, Cic. Planc. 34, 83:si mihi tantum esset otii, quantum est tibi... in scribendo multo essem crebrior quam tu,
id. Att. 1, 19, 1:(Thucydides) ita creber est rerum frequentia, ut, etc.,
id. de Or. 2, 13, 56; id. Brut. 7, 29: quis sententiis aut acutior aut crebrior? id. ap. Suet. Caes. 55; Quint. 10, 1, 102 (cf.: densus sententiis, id. [p. 479] ib. §68).—In Gr. constr., of the person: densis ictibus heros Creber utrāque manu pulsat versatque Dareta,
Verg. A. 5, 460:modus (dicendi) translationibus crebrior,
Quint. 12, 10, 60.—Hence, advv.,Most freq. in the form crēbrō, close one after another (in time or number), repeatedly, often, oftentimes, frequently, many times:2.si crebro cades,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 105:ruri esse,
Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 18:mittere litteras,
Cic. Att. 6, 5, 1:tussire et exspuere,
Quint. 11, 5, 56:personare purgatam aurem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 7 et saep.:qui crebro Catulum, saepe me, saepissime rem publicam nominabat,
Cic. Cael. 24, 59.— Comp. crebrius:perlucet villa crebrius quam cribrum,
i. e. with more holes, openings, Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 14:mittas litteras,
Cic. Fam. 5, 6, 3 fin.:crebrius aut perfidiosius rebellantes,
Suet. Aug. 21.— Sup. creberrime (creberru-):commemorantur a Stoicis,
Cic. Div. 1, 27, 56.—crē-bră ( acc. plur.; cf. Rudd. II. p. 159), repeatedly:3.revisit ad stabulum (mater),
Lucr. 2, 359:et pede terram Crebra ferit (equus),
Verg. G. 3, 500.—crēbrē, closely, compactly (of place;* 4.only in Vitr.): fundamenta aedificiorum palationibus crebre fixa,
Vitr. 2, 9, 10.— Sup.:crates ex virgis creberrime textae,
Vitr. 10, 14, 3.—crē-brĭter, repeatedly, frequently (in time), Vitr. 10, 13, 7; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 133 sq. -
7 frequentia
frĕquentĭa, ae, f. [frequens, II.], an assembling in great numbers, a numerous attendance, concourse; and more freq. concr., a numerous assembly, multitude, crowd, throng (class.; a favorite expression of Cicero).(α).With gen.:(β).testis est hujusce Q. Mucii janua et vestibulum, quod maxima cottidie frequentia civium ac summorum hominum splendore celebratur,
Cic. de Or. 1, 45 fin.:quotidiana amicorum assiduitas et frequentia,
Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 1, 3:summa hominum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 77, § 189; so,hominum,
id. Lael. 23, 87:negotiatorum,
Sall. J. 47, 2:auditorum,
Quint. 10, 7, 16:scholarum,
id. 1, 2, 1:vulgi,
Nep. Att. 22:epistolarum,
Cic. Att. 4, 16, 1:magna sepulcrorum,
id. Tusc. 5, 23, 65:geniculorum,
Plin. 27, 12, 91, § 113:caeli,
i. e. the density of the air, Vitr. 9, 9:Thucydides ita creber est rerum frequentiā, ut verborum prope numerum sententiarum numero consequatur,
Cic. de Or. 2, 13, 56:communium,
id. Part. Or. 12, 41.—Absol.:domum reduci e campo cum maxima frequentia ac multitudine,
Cic. Verr. 1, 7, 18:frequentia et plausus,
id. Att. 4, 1, 5:non usitata frequentia stipati sumus,
id. Mil. 1, 1:efferri magna frequentia,
id. Fl. 17, 41:solidam et robustam et assiduam frequentiam praebere,
id. Planc. 8 fin.:frequentiam atque officium suum alicui praestare,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 50, 3:qua ex frequentia (preceded by magna multitudo),
Caes. B. C. 3, 19, 5. -
8 adaugēscō
adaugēscō —, —, ere, inch. [adaugeo], to grow, increase: stridor scopulorum.* * *adaugescere, -, - V INTRANSbecome greater/more numerous, increase -
9 adfluēns (aff-)
adfluēns (aff-) entis, adj. with comp. [P. of adfluo], flowing, abounding, abundant, rich, copious, affluent, numerous, plentiful: omnium rerum adfluentibus copiis: adfluentior amicitia: pauci opibus et copiis adfluentes: homo vestitu, in flowing garments, Ph.: domus scelerum omnium adfluens. —As subst n.: ex affluenti, profusely, Ta. -
10 amplus
amplus adj. with comp. and sup. [am- (for ambi-) + PLE-], of large extent, great, ample, spacious, roomy: domus, V.: civitas, Cs., C.: porticūs, V.: ter amplum Geryonem... compescit, H.: amplum et excelsum signum, broad and tall: collis castris parum amplus, not broad enough, S.: amplissima curia.—Meton., abundant, numerous, great, full, copious, large: res familiaris: divitiae, H.: dimissis amplioribus copiis, the greater part of the troops, Cs.: ampliores copias expectare, larger reinforcements, Cs.: ut is amplior numerus esset: commeatus spe amplior, S.: amplissima pecunia.—Fig., ample, great, strong, violent: morbus amplior factus, T.: metus: spes, S.: pro amplissimis meritis (honos).—Of external appearance, etc., magnificent, splendid, glorious: praemia: funus, N.: res gestae, S.: honores, H.: occasio calumniae: orator, eminent: munus aedilitatis amplius: ut ampliore quam gerebat dignus haberetur (sc, potestate), S.: funere ampliore efferri, L.: monumentum quam amplissimum facere: mihi gratiae verbis amplissimis aguntur, in the handsomest terms.—In opinion or judgment, illustrious, noble, renowned, distinguished, glorious: familia: Etruscae gentis regem amplum Tuscis ratus, a proud thing for, L.: sibi amplum esse urbem ab se captam frequentari, L.: parvi et ampli, small and great, H.: amplissimo genere natus, Cs.: honos et nomen: ut quisque est genere copiisque amplissimus, Cs.—Esp.: amplissimus, most honorable (of a high office or an illustrious man): amplissimum collegium decemvirale: res gestae: vir.—Of an orator, copious; see also amplius.* * *ampla -um, amplior -or -us, amplissimus -a -um ADJgreat, large, spacious, wide, ample; distinguished, important, honorable -
11 celeber
celeber (masc. celebris, Her., Ta., Cu.), bris, bre, adj. with sup. [1 CEL-], frequented, much visited, thronged, crowded, populous, abounding: forum: in celeberrimo urbis loco: nemo audierat tam celebri loco: celeberrimo virorum conventu: gratulatio, i. e. of a great multitude: mergis undae, O.: celeberrima fontibus Ide, O.—Honored, renowned, distinguished, celebrated, famous: dies omni caerimoniarum genere, L.: Daedalus ingenio artis, O.: quisque ingenio, Ta.: dies celeberrimi, most solemn: res totā Siciliā celeberrima: nomen ad posteros, L.: Diana, H.—Numerous, frequent: verba celeberrima, often repeated, O.* * *celebris -e, celebrior -or -us, celeberrimus -a -um ADJfamous, celebrated, renowned; honored, distinguished; famed; notorious; oft repeated, frequent; busy, crowded, much used/frequented, populous; festive -
12 celebrātiō
celebrātiō ōnis, f [celebro], a numerous assemblage, concourse: hominum coetūs et celebrationes: cottidiana.— A festival: ludorum.* * *celebrating a festival/mass; throng/crowd, audience/gathering; common use/vogue -
13 māximus
māximus [1 MAC-].—Of size, large, great, big, high, tall, long, broad, extensive, spacious: fons, S.: aedificium: urbs: solitudines, S.: simulacrum facere maius: oppidum non maximum maximis locis decoravit: aquae magnae fuerunt, inundations, L.: Maior (belua) dimidio, by half, H.: maior videri (Scylla), statelier, V.: Calceus pede maior, too large for, H.: onus parvo corpore maius, H.—Of number or quantity, great, large, abundant, considerable, much: numerus frumenti: copia pabuli, Cs.: maiorem pecuniam polliceri: tibi praeda cedat Maior an illi, i. e. the victor's spoils, H.: populus, V.: tribunorum pars maior, the majority, L.: turba clientium maior, more numerous, H.: maximum pondus auri: Si maiorem feci rem, increased my estate, H.—Of value, great, large, considerable: magni preti servi: ager preti maioris, T.: magna munera et maiora promissa, S.: cuius auctoritas magni habebatur, was highly esteemed, Cs.: qui auctoritatem magni putet, esteems highly: quem tu Non magni pendis, H.: multo maioris vēnire, dearer, Ph.: quorum longe maximi consilia fuerunt, most valuable: haec te semper fecit maxumi, prized most highly, T.: conduxit non magno domum, at no high price: magno illi ea cunctatio stetit, cost him dear, L.—Of force, strong, powerful, vehement, loud: manu magnā euntem Inpulit, V.: magnā voce confiteri: strenitus, H.—Of time, great, long, extended: annum, V.: annum, i. e. the Platonic cycle of the heavens.—Early, high, long past: iam magno natu, aged, N.: magno natu non sufficientibus viribus, through old age, L.: maximo natu filius, N.: maior patria, original, Cu.—Of persons, aged, old, advanced ; only in comp. and sup, elder, eldest: omnes maiores natu, elders, Cs.: maior natu quam Plautus: frater suus maior natu, elder, L.: maximus natu ex iis, the oldest, L.: ex duobus filiis maior, Cs.: Maior Neronum, the elder, H.: (homo) annos natus maior quadraginta, more than forty years old: annos natast sedecim, non maior, T.: non maior annis quinquaginta, L.— Plur m. as subst: maiores, the fathers, ancestors, ancients, men of old: maiores vestri: nostri: more maiorum.—Fig., great, noble, grand, mighty, important, weighty, momentous: rebus maximis gestis: missi magnis de rebus, important business, H.: in agro maiora opera: causa, weighty: omen, significant, V.: spectaculum, impressive, H.: aliquid invadere magnum, enterprise, V.: haud magna memoratu res est, L.—As subst n.: id magnum est, a great thing: magna di curant, parva neglegunt: maiora audere, V.: ad maiora properat oratio: magnum loqui, loftily, H.: Omnia magna loquens, of everything magnificent, H.—Of rank or station, great, high, eminent, powerful: potestas: dignitas: di, Enn. ap. C.: rex Olympi, V.: maximus Ilioneus, V.: maiorum ne quis amicus, one of your great friends, H.: Iuppiter optimus maximus: pontifex maximus, chief: maioribus uti, associate with superiors, H.—Of mind or character, great, elevated, noble, lofty: vir acris animi magnique: magno animo est: vir magnus: Cato magnus habetur, S.: magnus hoc bello Themistocles fuit, N.: invidiā maior, above, H.: maior reprensis, greater than those criticised, H.: nebulo, thorough-paced, T.: fur. —In force or degree, great, severe, strong, intense: morbi: dolor, Cs.: minae: amor, V.: gemitus luctusque: quid potuere maius? more heinous, H.: Mari virtutem in maius celebrare, magnify, S.: his in maius etiam acceptis, L.: incerta in maius vero ferri solent, be exaggerated, L.— Proud, boastful, lofty, assuming: nobis ut res dant sese, ita magni atque humiles sumus, T.: lingua, H.: verba, V. -
14 multiplex
multiplex icis, adj. [multus+PARC-], with many folds, much-winding: alvus.— With many windings, full of concealed places: vitis serpens multiplici lapsu: domus, the labyrinth, O.— Manifold, many times as great, far more: multiplex caedes utrimque facta, is exaggerated, L.: multiplici captā praediā, L.: multiplex quam pro numero damnum est, L.—As subst n.: multiplex accipere, many times as much, L.— Of many parts, manifold, many: lorica, V.: fetūs: multiplici constructae dape mensae, Ct.—Fig., varied, complicated: res: sermones.— Changeable, versatile, inexplicable: ingenium: natura.* * *(gen.), multiplicis ADJhaving many twists/turns; having many layers/thicknesses, many deep; complex; multitudinous, many at once/together; numerous; changeable/shifting; versatile -
15 quam
quam adv. [qui].—Relat., in what manner, to what degree, how greatly, how, how much: nescis quam doleam, T.: vide, quam te amarit is: declaravit quam odisset senatum: docebat, quam veteres quamque iustae causae intercederent, Cs.: ut sentias quam vile sit corpus, L.: Vive memor quam sis aevi brevis, H.: ut nobis tempus quam diu diceremus praestitueres: mire quam illius loci cogitatio delectat (i. e. mirum est, quam, etc.), wonderfully.—Interrog., how?: quam avidum in pecuniis (hunc fuisse censetis)?: quam multis custodibus opus erit?: quam longe est hinc in saltum vestrum?—In exclamations, how! how very!: quam cupiunt laudari!: quam terribilis aspectu (incedebat)!: quam nihil praetermittis in consilio dando!: Quam paene regna Proserpinae vidimus! H. —Esp., in comparisons, in what degree, as: nihil est tam populare quam bonitas: quid est oratori tam necessarium quam vox?: tam diu requiesco, quam diu ad te scribo: tam esse clemens tyrannus, quam rex importunus potest: quam quisque pessume fecit, tam maxume tutus est, S.: tam sum amicus rei p. quam qui maxime: Non verbis dici potest Tantum quam navigare incommodumst, T.: maria aspera iuro Non ullum pro me tantum cepisse timorem, Quam ne, etc., V.: intentis, non ab irā tantum, quam quod urbs videbatur, etc., L.: dimidium tributi quam quod regibus ferre soliti erant, half as much tribute as, etc., L.: nihil aeque eos terruit, quam robur imperatoris, L.: quam multā grandine nimbi crepitant, sic ictibus heros Creber pulsat, V.—With ellips. of tam, as much as, to the extent that, as... as: quam voletis multi dicent, as many of you as choose: quam diu vixit, all his life: quam diu tu voles, as long as you will: non militum fiduciā quam iuventutis, not so much, L.: tyrannus, quam qui umquam, saevissimus, never surpassed in cruelty, L.: Huc turba ruebat... Quam multa cadunt folia, as numerous as, V. —With sup. and possum or (old) queo: ut te redimas captum quam queas Minumo, at the lowest price you can, T.: quam plurimos potest equites educit, S.: quam maximis potest itineribus pervenit, Cs.: quam maxime possem, contenderem, to the utmost of my power.—With sup. and ellips. of possum, in the highest degree, as... as possible, extremely, very: quam minimum spati daretur, the shortest time possible, Cs.: quam plurimo vendere, at the highest price: ut quam primum accederet, as soon as possible: quam primum, forthwith, V. —Colloq.: quam familiariter, very, T.—Implying difference of degree (after a comp. or word of comparison), than: acrior quam ego sum: omnia sunt citius facta quam dixi: nec diutius vixit quam locuta est: ut aditus non magis nobilitati quam virtuti pateret: istas tu partīs potius quam defectionem vocas?: Nec tibi grata minus pietas... Quam fuit illa Iovi, O.: se temere magis quam satis caute inferre, L.: non locuta est ferocius quam poculum inpavide hausit, L.: speciem gloriae vehementius quam caute appetebat, Ta.: maiorem pecuniam polliceri, quam quantam hic dedisset: ne libentius haec evomere videar quam verius, with more satisfaction than accuracy: pestilentia minacior quam perniciosior, more threatening than destructive, L.: turbavit ordinem non acrior quam pertinacior impetus, L.: quid hoc fieri turpius potest, quam eum... labi: ne aliter, quam ego velim, meum laudet ingenium, otherwise than as I wished: quis antea, quis esset, quam cuius gener esset, audivit? sooner... than: pridie quam a me tu coactus eo profitere, on the day before. virtus nihil aliud est quam in se perfecta natura: nil aliud agens quam ut, etc., with no other purpose than, etc., L.: saepe supra feret, quam fieri possit, more than: ultra quam satis est, producitur.—Praegn., after verbs implying preference or superiority, rather than: praestare omnīs perferre acerbitates, quam non civibus parentarent, Cs.: si eligere commodissimum quodque, quam sese uni vellent addicere: esse quam videri bonus malebat, S.: malae rei se quam nullius duces esse volunt, L.: statuit congredi quam refugere, N.—After expressions of time, later than, after that, after: die vicensimo quam creatus erat dictaturā se abdicavit, L.: anno trecentesimo altero quam condita Roma erat, L.* * *Ihow, how much; as, thanIIquam + superlative -- as... as possible
how, than -
16 abundo
abundare, abundavi, abundatus Vabound (in), have in large measure; overdo, exceed; overflow; be rich/numerous -
17 redundo
redundare, redundavi, redundatus Voverflow; be too numerous -
18 creber
thick, frequent, numerous. -
19 frequentia
a large concourse, population, numerous assembly. -
20 multi
many, numerous / the common herd.
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