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    calx cis, f, χάλιξ, limestone, lime: in insulam calcem convexit: caementa calce durata, L. — Fig., the goal of the race - course (anciently marked with lime): ad calcem pervenire: ad carceres a calce revocari, i. e. from the end to the beginning: video calcem, ad quam cum sit decursum. I II III

    fīnis is, m (often f in sing., C., V., H., O.)    [2 FID-], that which divides, a boundary, limit, border: loci: imperi, S.: haud procul Argivorum fine positis castris, L.: arbiter Nolanis de finibus: inter eos finīs, quos feci, L.— A mark, starting-point, goal: finibus omnes Prosiluere suis, V.: trans finem iaculo expedito, H.: Solus superest in fine, at the goal, V.— Borders, territory, land, country: iter in Santonum finīs facere, Cs.: his finibus eiectus sum, S.: alienos populari finīs, L.: Atlanteus, the remote land of Atlas, H.—Abl. with gen, up to, as far as: matres pectoris fine prominentes, Cs.: Fine genūs succincta, O.—Fig., a limit, bound: ingeni sui fines: finem aequitatis transire: finem potentia caeli Non habet, O.: sunt certi denique fines, H.: intra Naturae finīs vivere, H.— An end, termination, close, conclusion, period, stop: finem iniuriis facturus, Cs.: orandi finem face, T.: scribendi: vitae: orationi finem facere: operum, H.: Imperium sine fine, everlasting, V.: Poscens sine fine Oscula, O.: usque ad eum finem, dum, etc., until the time when: quem ad finem sese iactabit audacia? till when?: quem ad finem? how long? —An end, death: invidiam supremo fine domari, H.: quem tibi Finem di dederint, H.— An end, extremity, highest point, greatest degree, summit: omnia: fines bonorum et malorum, i. e. supreme good and evil: honorum: aequi iuris, Ta.— An end, purpose, aim, object: domūs finis est usus: Quae finis standi? V.

    mēta ae, f    a cone, pyramid: collis in modum metae fastigatus, L.: petra in metae modum erecta, i. e. in the shape of a cone, Cu.—A conical column at the end of the circus, turning-post, goal: metaque fervidis Evitata rotis, H.: stringam metas interiore rotā, O.—A goal, winning-post, mark: optatam cursu contingere metam, H.: metam tenebant (in a boat-race), V.: metas lustrare Pachyni, to sail around the turning-point (promontory), V.—An end, period, extremity, boundary, limit: longarum haec meta viarum, V.: His metas rerum ponere, of dominion, V.: vitae, O.: umbra terrae, quae est meta noctis, the limit of night: sol ex aequo metā distabat utrāque, i. e. it was noon, O.—Fig.: fama adulescentis paulum haesit ad metas, failed at the critical point.

    calx cis, f    [CEL-, CER-], the heel: (forīs) calcibus insultare, T.: uti pugnis et calcibus: ferrata, the spur, V.: nudis calcibus anguem premere, Iu.: quadrupes calcibus auras Verberat, i. e. the fore-feet, V.: calce petit, kicks, H.: ferire, O.: calces remittere, to kick, N.: aut dic aut accipe calcem, take a kick, Iu.: calcemque terit iam calce, i. e. presses close in his footsteps, V.—Prov.: advorsum stimulum calces (sc. iactare), to kick against the pricks, T. I II III

    interior ius, gen. ōris    [inter], inner, interior, middle: aedium pars: spatium, O.: In interiore parte ut maneam, i. e. in the women's apartment, T.: domus, inner part, V.: epistula, body: motu cietur interiore et suo: nationes, farther inland.— Plur. n. as subst, the inner parts, middle: aedium: regni, L.— Plur m. as subst: plerique, of those farther from the sea, Cs.: interiores fossas explent, the garrison, Cs.—In the race-course, nearer the goal, on the left: rota, O.: gyrus, H.: Ille... Radit iter laevum interior (to shorten the course), V.— Nearer: toto corpore interior periculo volneris factus, i. e. too near to be wounded, L.: ictibus, within reach of, L.— Inner: nota Falerni, i. e. longest in the cellar, H.—Fig., deeper, more piercing: timor.—More hidden, more recondite, more profound: nunc interiora videamus: consilia, N.: haec interiora, more personal (opp. illa externa).— Deeper, more intimate, closer: vicini: amicitia, L.: litterae, more confidential.

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   ad praep. with acc.    [cf. Eng. at].—Of approach (opp. to ab, as in to ex).    I. In space, to, toward: retorquet oculos ad urbem: una pars vergit ad septentriones, Cs.: tendens ad sidera palmas, V. —Fig.: ad alia vitia propensior, more inclined to. —Esp., ad dextram, sinistram, or laevam, to or on the right or left: ito ad dextram, T.: alqd ad dextram conspicere, Cs.: non rectā regione... sed ad laevam, L.—Designating the goal, to, toward: ad ripam convenire, Cs.: vocari ad cenam, H.: ad se adferre: reticulum ad narīs sibi admovebat (cf. accedit ad urbem, he approaches the city; and, accedit provinciae, it is added to the province).— Ad me, te, se, for domum meam, tuam, suam (in T. freq.): eamus ad me, T. — With gen., ellipt.: ad Dianae, to the temple of, T.: ad Castoris currere. — Used for dat: litteras dare ad aliquem, to write one a letter (cf. litteras dare alicui, to give a letter to one): domum ad te scribere: ad primam (epistulam) scribere, to answer.—Hence, librum ad aliquem mittere, scribere, to dedicate a book to one. —In titles, ad aliquem signifies to, addressed to.— With names of towns, ad answers to Whither? for the simple acc., i. e. to the vicinity of, to the neighborhood of: ad Aquinum accedere, approach: ut cum suis copiis iret ad Mutinam. — Of hostile movement or protection, against (cf. adversus): veniri ad se existimantes, Cs.: ipse ad hostem vehitur, N.: Romulus ad regem impetum facit (cf. in), L.: clipeos ad tela protecti obiciunt, V.: ad hos casūs provisa praesidia, Cs.—In war, of manner of fighting: ad pedes pugna venerat, was fought out on foot, L.: equitem ad pedes deducere, L.: pugna ad gladios venerat, L. — Emphatic of distance, to, even to, all the way to: a Salonis ad Oricum portūs... occupavit, Cs.: usque a Dianis ad Sinopum navigare. — Fig.: deverberasse usque ad necem, T.: virgis ad necem caedi.—Of nearness or proximity in gen. (cf. apud), near to, by, at, close by: ad forīs adsistere: Ianum ad infimum Argiletum fecit, L.: quod Romanis ad manum domi supplementum esset, at hand, L.: errantem ad flumina, V.; and ellipt.: pecunia utinam ad Opis maneret! — Of persons: qui primum pilum ad Caesarem duxerat, Cs.: ad me fuit, at my house: ad inferos poenas parricidi luent, among.—So, fig.: ad omnīs nationes sanctum, in the judgment of, Cs.: ut esset ad posteros monumentum, etc., L.: ad urbem esse (of a general outside of the walls): ad urbem cum imperio remanere, Cs.—With names of towns and verbs of rest: pons, qui erat ad Genavam, Cs.; and with an ordinal number and lapis: sepultus ad quintum lapidem, N.—    II. In time, about, toward: domum reductus ad vesperum, toward evening.—Till, until, to, even to, up to: usque ad hanc aetatem: ad multam noctem: amant ad quoddam tempus, until: quem ad finem? how long: ad quartam (sc. horam), H. — Hence, ad id (sc. tempus), till then: ad id dubios servare animos, L.— At, on, in, by: ad horam destinatam, at the appointed hour: frumentum ad diem dare. —    III. In number or amount, near, near to, almost, about, toward (cf. circiter): talenta ad quindecim coëgi, T.: annos ad quadraginta natus.—Adverb.: occisis ad hominum milibus quattuor, Cs.: ad duo milia et trecenti occisi, L.—Of a limit, to, unto, even to (rare): (viaticum) ad assem perdere, to the last farthing, H.: ad denarium solvere. —Esp., ad unum, to a single one, without exception: omnes ad unum idem sentiunt: exosus ad unum Troianos, V. —    IV. In other relations, with regard to, in respect of, in relation to, as to, to, in: ad honorem antecellere: nihil ad rem pertinet.—Ellipt.: rectene an secus, nihil ad nos: Quid ad praetorem? quid ad rem? i. e. what difference does it make? H.: quibus (auxiliaribus) ad pugnam confidebat, Cs.: ad speciem ornatus, ad sensum acerbus: mentis ad omnia caecitas: ad cetera paene gemelli, H.: facultas ad dicendum.—With words denoting measure, weight, manner, model, rule, etc., according to, agreeably to, after: taleis ad certum pondus examinatis, Cs.: ad cursūs lunae describit annum, L.: canere ad tibiam: carmen castigare ad unguem, to perfection (see unguis), H.: ad istorum normam sapientes: ad specus angustiae vallium (i. e. ad specuum similitudinem angustae valles), Cs. — With the cause or reason, according to, at, on, in consequence of, for, in order to: ad horum proces in Boeotiam duxit, on their entreaty, L.: dictis ad fallendum instructis, L.: causae ad discordiam, to produce dissension, T.: ad facinora incendere, S.: ad speciem tabernaculis relictis, for appearance, Cs.: ad id, for this use, as a means to that end, L.: ad id ipsum, for that my purpose, L.: delecto milite ad navīs, marines, L.: puer ad cyathum statuetur, H.: biiugi ad frena leones, yoked in pairs with bits, V.: res quae sunt ad incendia, Cs.: ad communem salutem utilius.—In comparison, to, compared with, in comparison with: terra ad universi caeli complexum: nihil ad tuum equitatum, Caesar.—    V. In adverbial phrases, ad omnia, withal, to crown all: ad omnia tantum advehi auri, etc., L.—Ad hoc and ad haec, moreover, besides, in addition: ad hoc, quos... postremo omnes, quos, etc., S. — Ad id quod, beside that (rare): ad id quod... indignitate etiam Romani accendebantur, L. — Ad tempus, at a definite, fixed time, C., L.; at a fit, appropriate time, L.; for some time, for a short time, L.; according to circumstances. — Ad praesens, for the moment, for a short time.—Ad locum, on the spot: ut ad locum miles esset paratus, L.—Ad verbum, word for word, literally. — Ad summam, on the whole, generally, in general; in a word, in short, C., H.—Ad extremum, ad ultimum, ad postremum, at the end, finally, at last; of place, at the extremity, at the top, at the end: ad extremum (teli) unde ferrum exstabat, L.; of time, at last, finally: ad extremum incipit philosophari; of order, finally, lastly; to the last degree, quite, L. — Quem ad finem? to what limit? how far? how long? Note.—a. Ad rarely follows its acc: quam ad, T.: quos ad, C.: ripam ad Araxis, Ta.—b. In composition, ad- stands before vowels, b, d, f, h, i consonant, m, n, q, v, and mostly before l, r, s; acbefore c; but very often ad- before cl-, cr-, and cu-; ag- or ad- before g; ap- or ad- before p; atbefore t; but a- or ad- before gn, sp, sc, st. I II

    crēta ae, f    [Creta], Cretan earth, pipe - clay, chalk, as a cosmetic, H.; for seals, C.; for cement, V.; eaten by serpents, V.: rapidus cretae Oaxes, turbulent, V.: cretā notati, i. e. with a mark of approval, H. I II

    dēstinātum ī, n    [destinatus], a mark, target, L., Cu.—Fig., a plan, purpose: copias ad destinatum eduxit, L.: tuis destinatis adversari, Ta.: destinata dare, the dispositions (of a will), Ph.

    intus adv.,    on the inside, within: intus est hostis: estne frater intus? T.: Format natura nos intus, H.: in animis: in aede, L.: extra et intus hostem habere, Cs.: clausi (tauri）, in the stalls, V.: intus Digna geri, i. e. in private, H.: adductos intus agere equos, closer to the goal, O.: tali intus templo, V.—Prov.: omnia intus canere, on the inner side (of the cithara), i. e. to oneself: hoc carmen non vobis sed sibi intus canit, i. e. seeks his own interest.—To the inside, into, within, in: ducitur intus, O.—From within: obsera ostium, T.: unde nisi intus Monstratum? i. e. by instinct, H.

    līnea (līnia) ae, f    [lineus], a linen thread, string, line, plumb-line: perpendiculo et lineā uti: ferri suo deorsum pondere ad lineam, perpendicularly: saxa, quae rectis lineis suos ordines servant, in horizontal courses, Cs.: (ignis) rectis lineis subvolat, vertically.—A line, mark, bound, limit, goal: extremā lineā Amare haud nil est, i. e. to see the loved one at a distance, T.: cogit nos linea iungi, i. e. the boundary of the seats (in the theatre), O.—Fig.: est peccare tamquam transire lineas, to pass the mark: mors ultima linea rerum est, H.

    porta ae, f    [1 PAR-], a city-gate, gate: ad portam venire, T.: portarum claves, S.: qui urbis portas occuparent: si Hannibal ad portas venisset: egressus portā Capenā: omnibus portis effundi, L.: It portis iuventus, V.: omnibus portis eruptione factā, Cs.: portarum claustra, V.: portas obice firmo claudere, O.: vidi Portas (Carthaginis) non clausas (as in peace), H.: per unam (portam) praesidium inrumpit, L.: per aversam portam excedere, L.— An avenue, entrance, passage, outlet, inlet, door: decumana, Cs.: praetoria, L.: ingens caeli, V.: somni, V.: eburna, H.: portae Ciliciae, passes, N.: portae iecoris.

    prae-dēstinō —, —, āre,    to set before as a goal, predestine: sibi triumphos, L.

    sapientia ae, f    [sapiens], good taste, good sense, discernment, discretion, prudence, intelligence, forethought: sedulo Moneo, quae possum, pro meā sapientiā, T.: re enim iniquum est, sed tuā sapientiā fit aequissimum: maiorum: sapientia prima (est), Stultitiā caruisse, H.: Insaniens, H.: virtutes ebullire et sapientias, maxims of wisdom. —Wisdom, philosophy, perfection of intellect and character: sapientia est rerum divinarum et humanarum scientia: sapientia, quae ars vivendi putanda est: pro vestrā sapientiā: ceterarum rerum tua, in other things.—A science: ista Scaevolarum, i. e. the science of jurisprudence: audaciā pro sapientiā uti: constituendae civitatis, i. e. statesmanship.

    ūltimus (ūltumus) adj. sup.    [cf. ulterior].— In space, farthest, most distant, most remote, uttermost, extreme, last: (luna) quae ultima a caelo lucebat: in ultimam provinciam se coniecit, the most remote part of the province: maris terrarumque orae, L.: Africa, farthest Africa, H.: quā terrarum ultimas finit Oceanus, L.— Plur m. as subst, the most remote people, those farthest on: recessum primis ultimi non dabant.—As subst n., what is farthest, the most remote, the last, the end: praeponens ultima primis, H.: ultima signant, the goal, V.: extremum atque ultimum mundi.—Of time or order, remotest, earliest, oldest, first, last, latest, final: ultimi temporis recordatio: memoria pueritiae: sanguinis auctor, V.: dies, last, O.: de duro est ultima ferro, O.: necessitate, quae ultimum ac maximum telum est, superiores estis, L.: senatūs consultum, Cs.— Plur n. as subst: perferto et ultima exspectato, the end.—In the phrase, ad ultimum, to the end, at last, lastly, finally: si qualis in cives, talis ad ultimum in liberos esset, L.— Rarely with illud: domos suas ultimum illud visuri, now for the last time, L.—Of degrees or rank, utmost, extreme, highest, first, greatest: summum bonum, quod ultimum appello: ultimae causae cur perirent, etc., H.: periculum, Cu.: inopia, L.: supplicium, i. e. capital punishment, Cs.: discrimen vitae, L.—As subst n.: omnia ultima pati, any extremity, L.—In the phrase, ad ultimum, to the extreme, in the highest degree: fidem ad ultimum fratri praestare, L.: consilium ad ultimum demens, utterly, L.: ad ultimum inopiae adducere, to the last degree, L.: ad ultimum periculi pervenire, Cu.— Lowest, meanest: non ultima laus, H.: vigiliis et labore cum ultimis militum certare, L.