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  • 21 ille

    ille (old orthog., olle), a, ud ( ollus, a, um, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 42 Müll.; Verg. A. 5, 197; in dramat. poets often ĭlle, v. Corss. Ausspr. II. p. 624), gen. illīus (usu. illĭus in epic and lyric poets; Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 183; illīus in the time of Quint; cf. Ritschl, Opusc. 2, 683 sqq.; 696; gen. sing. m. illi, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 694; dat. sing. f. olli, Verg. A. 1, 254; Cato, R. R. 153 and 154; abl. plur. ‡ ab oloes = ab illis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 19 Müll.); pron. demonstr. [Etym. dub., v. Corss. Beitr. p. 301], points (opp. hic) to something more remote, or which is regarded as more remote, and, in contrast with hic and iste, to something near or connected with a third person, that; he, she, it ( absol.).
    I.
    In gen.
    (α).
    With substantives: ille vir haud magna cum re sed plenus fidei, Enn. ap. Cic. de Sen. 1, 1 (Ann. v. 342 Vahl.): si quid vos per laborem recte feceritis, labor ille a vobis cito recedet... nequiter factum illud apud vos semper manebit, Cato ap. Gell. 16, 1 fin.:

    sol me ille admonuit,

    that sun, Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 209:

    in illa tranquillitate atque otio jucundissime vivere,

    id. Rep. 1, 1:

    cum omnis arrogantia odiosa est, tum illa ingenii atque eloquentiae multo molestissima,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 11, 36:

    in illa vita,

    id. ib. 1, 3:

    illum Aurora nitentem Luciferum portet,

    Tib. 1, 3, 93.—
    (β).
    Absol.: illos bono genere gnatos, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17:

    ergo ille, cives qui id cogit, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 2:

    tum ille, Non sum, inquit, nescius, etc.,

    id. de Or. 1, 11, 45; cf. id. Rep. 1, 9; 1, 10:

    illum ab Alexandrea discessisse nemo nuntiat,

    id. Att. 11, 17, 3; cf.:

    de illius Alexandrea discessu nihil adhuc rumoris,

    id. ib. 11, 18, 1:

    ne illi sanguinem nostrum largiantur,

    Sall. C. 52, 12.—In neutr. with gen.:

    Galba erat negligentior, quam conveniret principi electo atque illud aetatis,

    Suet. Galb. 14:

    illud horae,

    id. Ner. 26.—
    B.
    With other pronouns:

    itaque cum primum audivi, ego ille ipse factus sum: scis quem dicam,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 9, 1; cf.:

    qui cum illis una ipsum illum Carneadem diligenter audierat,

    id. de Or. 1, 11, 45:

    ille quoque ipse confessus est,

    Cels. 1, 3:

    huic illi legato,

    Cic. Fl. 22, 52:

    hunc illum fatis Portendi generum,

    Verg. A. 7, 255; cf.:

    hic est enim ille vultus semper idem quem, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 15, 31:

    hic est ille status quantitatis,

    Quint. 7, 4, 15:

    est idem ille tyrannus deterrimum genus,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 42:

    eandem illam (sphaeram),

    id. ib. 1, 14:

    cum et idem qui consuerunt et idem illud alii desiderent,

    id. Off. 2, 15 fin.:

    illum reliquit alterum apud matrem domi,

    Plaut. Men. prol. 26.—
    C.
    Opp. to hic, to indicate that object which is the more remote, either as regards the position of the word denoting it, or as it is conceived of by the writer; v. hic, I. D.—
    D.
    Pleon., referring back to a subject or object already mentioned in the same sentence:

    sic oculos, sic ille manus, sic ora ferebat,

    Verg. A. 3, 490; cf. Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 91:

    non ille timidus perire, etc.,

    Hor. C. 4, 9, 51; id. S. 2, 3, 204:

    Parmenides, Xenophanes, minus bonis quamquam versibus, sed tamen illi versibus increpant, etc.,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 23, 74.
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    Pregn., that, to indicate some well-known or celebrated object, equivalent to the ancient, the wellknown, the famous: si Antipater ille Sidonius, quem tu probe, Catule, meministi, Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 194:

    Xenophon, Socraticus ille,

    id. ib. 2, 14, 58:

    auditor Panaetii illius,

    id. ib. 1, 11, 45:

    a qua (gratia) te flecti non magis potuisse demonstras, quam Herculem Xenophontium illum a voluptate,

    id. Fam. 5, 12, 3:

    ut ex eodem Ponto Medea illa quondam profugisse dicitur,

    id. de Imp. Pomp. 9, 22:

    magno illi Alexandro simillimus,

    Vell. 2, 41:

    honestum illud Solonis est,

    Cic. de Sen. 14, 50:

    illa verba,

    Quint. 10, 7, 2:

    velocitas,

    id. ib. 8.—
    B.
    Particular phrases.
    a.
    Hic... ille, this... that, the one... the other, of single objects in opp. to the whole: non dicam illinc hoc signum ablatum esse et illud;

    hoc dico, nullum te Aspendi signum, Verres, reliquisse,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 20, § 53.—
    b.
    Ille aut or et ille, that or that, such and such:

    quaesisse, num ille aut ille defensurus esset,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 21, 59:

    commendo vobis illum et illum,

    Suet. Caes. 41.—
    c.
    Ille quidem... sed (autem, etc.), certainly, to be sure, indeed, etc.,... but still:

    philosophi quidam, minime mali illi quidem, sed, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 3, 9, 39:

    ludo autem et joco uti illo quidem licet, sed, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 29, 103:

    Q. Mucius enucleate ille quidem et polite, ut solebat, nequaquam autem, etc.,

    id. Brut. 30, 115:

    alter bellum comparat, non injustum ille quidem, suis tamen civibus exitiabile,

    id. Att. 10, 4, 3:

    sequi illud quidem, verum, etc.,

    id. Fat. 18, 41.—
    d.
    Ex illo, from that time, since then ( poet. and very rare):

    ex illo fluere et retro sublapsa referri Spes Danaūm,

    Verg. A. 2, 169 (for which in full:

    tempore jam ex illo casus mihi cognitus urbis Trojanae,

    id. ib. 1, 623):

    solis ex illo vivit in antris,

    Ov. M. 3, 394:

    scilicet ex illo Junonia permanet ira,

    id. H. 14, 85.— Hence, advv.
    1.
    illā (sc. viā=ab hac parte), in that way, in that direction, there (very rare):

    nunc ego me illa per posticum ad congerrones conferam,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 3, 27; id. Mil. 2, 3, 17:

    hac vel illa cadit,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 18:

    ac ne pervium illa Germanicis exercitibus foret, obsaepserat,

    Tac. H. 3, 8; 5, 18; id. A. 2, 17:

    ipsum quin etiam Oceanum illa tentavimus,

    id. G. 34:

    forte revertebar festis vestalibus illa, qua, etc.,

    Ov. F. 6, 395 Merk. (vulg. illac).—
    2.
    illō (sc. loco), to that place, thither (class.).
    A.
    Lit., with verbs of motion, = illuc:

    principio ut illo advenimus, ubi primum terram tetigimus,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 48:

    neque enim temere praeter mercatores illo adit quisquam,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 20, 3:

    nam illo non saxum, non materies advecta est,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 56, § 147; Sen. Q. N. 4, 2, 28; Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 328: To. Vin' huc vocem? Do. Ego illo accessero, Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 26:

    positiones huc aut illo versae,

    Sen. Q. N. 2, 11, 1.—
    B.
    Transf.
    a.
    To that end, thereto:

    haec omnia Caesar eodem illo pertinere arbitrabatur, ut, etc.,

    to that very purpose, Caes. B. G. 4, 11, 4:

    spectat,

    Dig. 47, 10, 7.—
    b.
    Post-class. for ibi, there, Dig. 48, 5, 23.—
    3.
    illim, adv., an early form (cf.: istim, exim) for illinc (i. e. illim-ce), from that place, thence (ante-class. and a few times in Cic.): sarculum hinc illo profectus illim redisti rutrum, Pompon. ap. Non. 18, 21 (Fragm. Com. v. 90 Rib.); Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 98; Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 17; Lucr. 3, 879:

    illim equidem Gnaeum profectum puto,

    Cic. Att. 9, 14, 2 (al. illinc):

    quid illim afferatur,

    id. ib. 7, 13, b, 7 (al. illinc); id. ib. 11, 17, 3:

    omnem se amorem abjecisse illim atque in hanc transfudisse,

    i. e. from her, id. Phil. 2, 31, 77; id. Harusp. Resp. 20, 42.

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  • 22 nota

    nŏta, ae, f. [nosco], a mark, sign, note (cf.: signum, insigne, indicium): nota alias significat signum; ut in pecoribus, tabulis, libris, litterae singulae aut binae, alias ignominiam, Paul. ex Fest. p. 174 Müll. (v. in the foll.).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    reliquis epistulis notam apponam eam, quae mihi tecum convenit,

    Cic. Fam. 13, 6, a, 2:

    si signa et notas ostenderem locorum,

    id. de Or. 2, 41, 174; Liv. 37, 31:

    sive puer furens Impressit memorem dente labris notam,

    Hor. C. 1, 13, 11:

    caeruleae cui (angui) notae,

    Verg. A. 5, 87.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Notae litterarum, marks or characters in writing, letters:

    qui sonos vocis, qui infiniti videbantur, paucis litterarum notis terminavit,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 25, 62:

    sortes in robore insculptae priscarum litterarum notis,

    id. Div. 2, 41, 85.—So without litterarum:

    quosque legat versus oculo properante viator, Grandibus in tituli marmore caede notis,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 72:

    foliisque notas et nomina mandat,

    Verg. A. 3, 444: C nota praenominis, cum sola Gaium notat;

    item numeri cum centum significat,

    Diom. 418 P.—
    b.
    Transf., notae, a letter, epistle, writing ( poet.):

    inspicit acceptas hostis ab hoste notas,

    Ov. H. 4, 6; 20, 207; id. M. 6, 577:

    incisa notis marmora publicis,

    Hor. C. 4, 8, 13.—
    2.
    Secret characters, secret writing, cipher:

    in quibus (epistulis), si qua occultius perferenda essent, per notas scripsit,

    Suet. Caes. 56; id. Aug. 88; Cic. Mur. 11, 25; cf. Gell. 17, 9; Isid. Orig. 1, 25.—
    3.
    Short-hand characters, stenographic signs, used instead of the letters of the alphabet:

    apud veteres cum usus notarum nullus esset, propter perscribendi difficultatem... quaedam verba atque nomina ex communi sensu primis litteris notabant, et singulae litterae quid significarent, in promptu erat,

    Val. Prob. de Jur. Not. Signif. 1:

    quid verborum notas, quibus quamvis citata excipitur oratio et celeritatem linguae manus sequitur?

    Sen. Ep. 90, 25; Suet. Tit. 3:

    notis scriptae tabulae non continentur edicto, quia notas litteras non esse Pedius scripsit,

    Dig. 37, 1, 6; ib. 50, 13, 1, § 7: verba notis brevibus comprendere cuncta peritus, Raptimque punctis dicta praepetibus sequi, Prud. steph. 9, 23.—
    4.
    Memoranda, notes, brief extracts:

    idem (Aristoteles) locos, quasi argumentorum notas, tradidit,

    Cic. Or. 14, 46.—
    5.
    A note in music:

    notis musicis cantica excipere,

    Quint. 1, 12, 14. —
    6.
    A critical mark, made on the margin of a book in reading, to point out particular passages:

    notam apponere ad malum versum,

    Cic. Pis. 30, 73:

    mittam tibi libros, et imponam notas, ut ad ea ipsa protinus, quae probo et miror accedas,

    Sen. Ep. 6, 4; cf. Isid. Orig. 1, 21; Varr. R. R. 1, 59, 2.— Hence,
    b.
    Transf., a critical remark, a note, on a writing:

    ex notā Marcelli constat, etc.,

    Dig. 49, 17, 10; Cod. Th. 1, 4, 1.—
    7.
    A mark on a wine-cask, to denote the quality of the wine:

    nota Falerni,

    Hor. C. 2, 3, 8; id. S. 1, 10, 24.—Hence,
    b.
    Transf., a sort, kind, quality:

    eae notae sunt optimae,

    i. e. wines of those brands, Cic. Brut. 83, 287:

    ex hac notā corporum est aër,

    Sen. Q. N. 2, 2, 4:

    secundae notae mel,

    Col. 9, 15, 3:

    eum ex hac notā litteratorum esse,

    Petr. 83: de meliore notā, Cur. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29, 1:

    quaedam beneficia non sunt ex hac vulgari notā, sed majora,

    Sen. Ben. 3, 9, 1.—
    8.
    A distinguishing mark. distinctive feature:

    cujusque generis dicendi nota,

    Cic. Or. 23, 75; Phaedr. 4, 22, 22.—
    9.
    A nod, beck, sign:

    innuet: acceptas tu quoque redde notas,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 514; id. M. 11, 466. —
    10.
    A brand on the body of a bad slave:

    multos honesti ordinis, deformatos prius stigmatum notis, ad metalla condemnavit,

    Suet. Calig. 27.—Also of tattoo-marks:

    barbarus compunctus notis Thraciis,

    Cic. Off. 2, 7, 25:

    interstincti corpora... fucatis et densioribus notis,

    Amm. 31, 2, 14.—
    11.
    A mark, spot, mole on the body (syn.:

    naevus, macula): corpore traditur maculoso dispersis per pectus atque alvum genetivis notis,

    Suet. Aug. 80; Hor. C. 4, 2, 59.—
    12.
    A stamp impression on a coin:

    nummos omnis notae,

    Suet. Aug. 75; 94; id. Ner. 25.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., a mark, sign, token:

    notae ac vestigia suorum flagitiorum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 47, § 115:

    quam scite per notas nos certiores facit Juppiter,

    id. Div. 2, 21, 47:

    mihi quoque impendere idem exitium, certis quibusdam notis augurabar,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 11, 3:

    nomina et notae morti destinatorum,

    Suet. Calig. 49:

    pro re publicā cicatrices ac notas virtutis accipere,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 13, 36: interspirationis enim, non defatigationis nostrae neque librariorum notae, signs of punctuation marks, Cic. de Or. 3, 44, 173.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    A characteristic quality, character:

    patefacta interiore notā animi sui,

    Suet. Tib. 54.—
    2.
    Nota censoria, or simply nota, the mark or note which the censors affixed in their lists of citizens to the name of any one whom they censured for immorality or want of patriotism:

    censoriae severitatis nota,

    Cic. Clu. 46, 129:

    patrum memoriā institutum fertur, ut censores motis e senatu adscriberent notas,

    Liv. 39, 42, 6 sq.:

    duo milia nominum in aerarios relata, tribuque omnes moti, additumque tam acri censoriae notae triste senatus consultum, ut, etc.,

    id. 24, 18, 9 Weissenb.:

    censores senatum sine ullius notā legerunt,

    not excluding any one, id. 32, 7, 3:

    censores eo anno... de senatu novem ejecerunt. Insignes notae fuerunt Maluginensis et Scipionis et, etc.,

    id. 41, 27, 1 sq.:

    notae jam destinatae exemptus est,

    Gell. 4, 20, 8; v. Dict. of Antiq. p. 664 sq.—Hence,
    b.
    Transf., a mark of ignominy or infamy, a reproach, disgrace: quem scis scire tuas omnes maculasque notasque, Lucil. ap. Non. 354, 21:

    quae nota domesticae turpitudinis non inusta vitae tuae est?

    Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 13:

    Gabinii litteras insigni quādam notā atque ignominiā novā condemnāstis,

    id. Prov. Cons. 10, 25:

    o turpem notam temporum illorum,

    id. Off. 3, 18, 74:

    homo omnibus notis turpitudinis insignis,

    id. Rab. Perd. 9, 24:

    nota ignominiaque Philippi,

    Liv. 21, 44, 7:

    sempiternas foedissimae turpitudinis notas subire,

    Cic. Pis. 18, 41:

    notā laborare,

    Dig. 3, 2, 2.

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  • 23 receptus

    1.
    rĕceptus, a, um, Part. and P. a., v. recipio.
    2.
    rĕceptus, ūs, m. [recipio].
    I.
    A drawing back (very rare).
    A.
    Lit.:

    spiritus... in receptu difficilis,

    hard to recover, Quint. 11, 3, 32, § 53. —
    B.
    Trop., a retraction, recantation:

    receptus nimis pertinacis sententiae,

    Liv. 4, 57, 4. —
    II.
    Milit. t. t., a drawing or falling back, a retiring, retreat (very freq. in prose and poetry):

    ut expeditum ad suos receptum habeant,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 33; so,

    habere receptum ad aliquem,

    id. ib. 6, 9;

    and simply receptus habere,

    id. B. C. 1, 59; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 11, 2; Liv. 27, 27; 44, 39 al.:

    cum receptus primis non esset,

    id. 28, 23; 40, 32:

    dare receptum alicui,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 46; 1, 82 fin.;

    and simply receptus dare,

    id. ib. 2, 30 fin.:

    Caesar receptui cani jussit,

    id. B. G. 7, 47; cf.:

    receptui signum audire,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 7, 15:

    signum dare receptui,

    Liv. 4, 31, 3:

    Caesar receptui suorum timens,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 46; 3, 69:

    receptui sibi consulebant,

    id. ib. 3, 11, §

    4: haud facili inde receptu,

    Liv. 29, 7: ne receptum amittam, Pompon. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, C, 2 et saep.: canere receptui a miseriis contemplandis, to give the signal for leaving off, etc., Cic. Tusc. 3, 15, 33. — In plur.:

    (bucina) cecinit jussos inflata receptus,

    Ov. M. 1, 340:

    cane, Musa, receptus,

    leave off, id. Tr. 4, 9, 31; and in the signif., place of retreat, refuge:

    tuti recessus,

    Verg. A. 11, 527:

    perdices surculis receptus suos vestiunt,

    nests, Sol. 7 fin. (cf. receptaculum, II. fin.).—
    2.
    Transf., a going back, retreating:

    receptus et recursus maris,

    i. e. the ebb and flow, Eum. Paneg. Const. 6 fin. —
    B.
    Trop., a retiring, falling back, retreat:

    receptui canente receptu,

    Cic. Phil. 12, 3, 8; cf. Quint. 12, 11, 4:

    receptus ad Caesaris gratiam atque amicitiam,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 1:

    receptum ad poenitendum habere,

    Liv. 42, 13:

    ad expertam clementiam,

    id. 3, 2:

    a malis consiliis receptum,

    id. 28, 25; Col. 6. 23, 2.

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  • 24 sidus

    sīdus, ĕris, n. [cf. Sanscr. svid, to sweat, melt; Gr. sidêros (molten) iron; Lat. sudo].
    I.
    Stars united in a figure, a group of stars, a constellation (and hence mostly plur.;

    only so ap. Cic., Cæs., and Quint.): sunt stellae quidem singulares, ut erraticae quinque et ceterae, quae non admixtae aliis solae feruntur: sidera vero, quae in aliquod signum stellarum plurium compositione formantur, ut Aries, Taurus, Andromeda, Perseus, vel Corona et quaecumque variarum genera formarum in caelum recepta creduntur. Sic et apud Graecos aster et astron diversa significant et aster stella una est, astron signum stellis coactum, quod nos sidus vocamus,

    Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 14 med.
    (α).
    Plur.:

    illi sempiterni ignes, quae sidera et stellas vocatis,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 15, 15:

    signis sideribusque caelestibus,

    id. N. D. 1, 13, 35:

    circuitus solis et lunae reliquorumque siderum,

    id. ib. 2, 62, 155; cf.:

    solem lunamque praecipua siderum,

    Quint. 2, 16, 6; and:

    in sole sidera ipsa desinunt cerni,

    id. 8, 5, 29:

    siderum regina bicornis Luna,

    Hor. C. S. 35:

    Arcturi sidera,

    Verg. G. 1, 204:

    solis, i. e. sol,

    Ov. M. 14, 172:

    sidera, quae vocantur errantia,

    Cic. Div. 2, 42, 89; so,

    errantia,

    Plin. 2, 8, 6, § 32:

    siderum motus,

    Cic. Rep. 3, 2, 3; id. Lael. 23, 88:

    sidera viderit innumerabilia,

    id. Tusc. 5, 24, 69; id. Fin. 2, 31, 102; id. N. D. 2, 15, 39 et saep.; * Caes. B. G. 6, 14 fin.; Quint. 1, 4, 4; 2, 17, 38; 12, 11, 10 al.; Lucr. 1, 231; 1, 788; 1, 1065:

    candida,

    id. 5, 1210:

    alta,

    Verg. A. 3, 619:

    surgentia,

    id. ib. 6, 850:

    radiantia,

    Ov. M. 7, 325:

    turbata,

    Stat. Th. 12, 406 al.:

    lucida,

    Hor. C. 1, 3, 2; 3, 1, 32; id. Epod. 3, 15; 5, 45; 17, 5.—
    (β).
    Sing., a heavenly body, a star; and collect., a group of stars, a constellation:

    clarum Tyndaridae sidus,

    Hor. C. 4, 8, 31:

    fervidum,

    Sirius, id. Epod. 1, 27;

    nivosum sidus Pleiadum,

    Stat. S. 1, 1, 95:

    insana Caprae sidera,

    Hor. C. 3, 7, 6:

    Baccho placuisse coronam, Ex Ariadnaeo sidere nosse potes,

    Ov. F. 5, 346;

    so of the constellation Arcturus,

    Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 311 (for which, in the plur.:

    Arcturi sidera,

    Verg. G. 1, 204); of Capella, Ov. M. 3, 594; of the Vergiliae, Liv. 21, 35, 6; Curt. 5, 6, 12; of Saturn, Plin. 2, 8, 6, § 32 sq.; Juv. 6, 569; of Venus, Plin. 2, 8, 6, § 36; Luc. 1, 661; of the Moon:

    sidus lunae,

    Plin. 2, 9, 6, § 41; of the Sun:

    calidi sideris aestu,

    Tib. 2, 1, 47:

    aetherium,

    Ov. M. 1, 424; Plin. 7, 60, 60, § 212:

    solstitiale,

    Just. 13, 7 fin.; cf.: sidus utrumque, for the rising and setting sun, Petr. poët. 119, 2; and also for the sun and moon, Plin. 2, 13, 10, §§ 56 and 57.— Poet., collect.:

    nec sidus fefellit,

    i. e. through ignorance, Verg. A. 7, 215.—
    II.
    Transf. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
    A.
    The sky, the heavens, = caelum. (Juppiter) terram, mare, sidera movit, Ov. M. 1, 180: (Hercules) flammis ad sidera missus, Juv.11,63; cf.:

    abrupto sidere nimbus It,

    Verg. A. 12, 451:

    sidera observare,

    Curt. 7, 4, 28.—
    2.
    Like caelum, to denote a very great height:

    Pyramidum sumptus ad sidera ducti,

    Prop. 3, 2 (4, 1), 17:

    evertunt actas ad sidera pinus,

    Verg. A. 11, 136; cf. Juv. 11, 63:

    ad sidera Erigitur,

    Verg. A. 9, 239:

    aves, quas naturalis levitas ageret ad sidera,

    Curt. 4, 5, 3:

    domus quae vertice sidera pulsat,

    Mart. 8, 36, 11; 9, 62, 10; Verg. G. 2, 427; id. A. 3, 243; id. E. 5, 62 al.—
    b.
    Trop. (also like caelum), as the summit or height of fame, fortune, success, etc.:

    quodsi me lyricis vatibus inseris, Sublimi feriam sidera vertice,

    Hor. C. 1, 1, 36:

    vertice sidera tangere,

    Ov. M. 7, 61; cf.:

    tuum nomen... Cantantes sublime ferent ad sidera cygni,

    Verg. E. 9, 29:

    usque ad sidera notus,

    id. ib. 5, 43: contingere sidera plantis, to walk upon the stars (like the gods) (of one exceedingly fortunate), Prop. 1, 8, 43 (1, 8 b, 17); cf.:

    celerique fugā sub sidera lapsae,

    Verg. A. 3, 243.—
    B.
    For night:

    exactis sideribus,

    Prop. 1, 3, 38:

    sidera producere ludo,

    Stat. Th. 8, 219; cf.:

    sideribus dubiis,

    at dawn, Juv. 5, 22.—
    C.
    A star, as a comparison for any thing bright, brilliant, shining, beautiful, etc. (syn.:

    stella, astrum): oculi, geminae, sidera nostra, faces,

    Prop. 2, 3, 14;

    so of the eyes,

    Ov. Am. 2, 16, 44; 3, 3, 9; id. M. 1, 499:

    sidere pulchrior Ille,

    Hor. C. 3, 9, 21; cf. id. ib. 1, 12, 47;

    of form, beauty,

    Stat. S. 3, 4, 26; Val. Fl. 5, 468.—
    2.
    Concr., ornament, pride, glory:

    o sidus Fabiae, Maxime, gentis ades,

    Ov. P. 3, 3, 2; cf. id. ib. 4, 6, 9;

    Col. poët, 10, 96: puerum egregiae praeclarum sidere formae,

    Stat. S. 3, 4, 26:

    Macedoniae columen ac sidus,

    Curt. 9, 6, 8.—As a term of endearment, my star, Suet. Calig. 13 fin.; Hor. Epod. 17, 41.—
    D.
    Season of the year:

    quo sidere terram Vertere Conveniat,

    Verg. G. 1, 1; cf.:

    hiberno moliris sidere classem?

    id. A. 4, 309:

    sidere aequinoctii quo maxime tumescit Oceanus,

    Tac. A. 1, 70; cf.:

    brumale sidus,

    Ov. P. 2, 4, 25:

    sidere flagrante brumali,

    Amm. 27, 12, 12.—
    2.
    Climate, weather, etc.:

    ut patrios fontes patriumque sidus ferre consuevisti,

    Plin. Pan. 15, 3; so,

    sub nostro sidere,

    Juv. 12, 103:

    tot inhospita saxa Sideraque emensae,

    i.e. regions, Verg. A. 5, 628:

    grave sidus et imbrem vitare,

    tempest, storm, Ov. M. 5, 281:

    triste Minervae (raised by Minerva),

    Verg. A. 11, 260.—Colloquially, with confectus: intellegitur sidus confectum, i. e. that the weather ( occasioned by a constellation) is ended, Plin. 16, 23, 36, § 87; 18, 25, 57, § 207:

    fertur in abruptum casu, non sidere, puppis,

    Claud. in Eutr. 2, 424.—
    E.
    With allusion to the influence which the ancients believed the constellations to have upon the health or the destiny of men, star, destiny, etc.:

    pestifero sidere icti,

    Liv. 8, 9, 12: sidere afflari, to be blasted or palsied by a constellation, to be planet-struck or sunstruck, astroboleisthai, Plin. 2, 41, 41, § 108; Petr. 2, 7; cf.:

    sidere percussa lingua,

    Mart. 11, 85, 1:

    subito fias ut sidere mutus,

    id. 7, 92, 9;

    v. sideror and sideratio: sidera natalicia,

    Cic. Div. 2, 43, 91; cf.:

    o sidere dextro Edite,

    Stat. S. 3, 4, 63:

    adveniet fausto cum sidere conjux,

    Cat. 64, 330:

    vivere duro sidere,

    Prop. 1, 6, 36:

    grave sidus,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 45 Jahn:

    per alias civitates ut sidus salutare susciperetur,

    as arbiter of their destiny, Amm. 21, 10, 2.

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  • 25 sigilla

    sĭgilla, ōrum (sing.: SIGILLVM VOLKANI, Inscr. Marin. Fratr. Arv. p. 357; v. also infra, II.), n. dim. [signum].
    I.
    Little figures or images:

    apposuit patellam, in quā sigilla erant egregia,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 22, § 48:

    Tyrrhena sigilla,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 180:

    parva,

    Lact. 2, 4, 19:

    perparvula,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 85; Plin. 36, 24, 59, § 183; Ov. A. A. 1, 407: quattuor certamina brevibus distincta sigillis, woven or wrought in, id. M. 6, 86.—

    Of the figures on seal-rings: sigilla anulo imprimere,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 26, 86.—
    b.
    Transf., a seal, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 3; Vulg. Apoc. 5, 1; 6, 1 et saep.—
    * II.
    In the sing. for signum, a sign, mark, trace, Ven. Vit. S. Mart. 2, 326.

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  • 26 ad-linō (all-)

        ad-linō (all-) —, —, ere,    to besmear: incomptis (versibus) signum, i. e. to erase, H. — Fig., to attach, impart: sordes sententiis.

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  • 27 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.
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    ampla -um, amplior -or -us, amplissimus -a -um ADJ
    great, large, spacious, wide, ample; distinguished, important, honorable

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  • 28 ante-sīgnānus

        ante-sīgnānus ī, m    [ante + signum], a leader in battle: in acie.— Plur m. as subst., the soldiers who fought in front of the standards, Cs., L.

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  • 29 attrectō (adt-)

        attrectō (adt-) āvī, ātus, āre    [ad + tracto], to touch, handle: signum, L.: Penates, V.: libros manibus. — Supin. acc.: Atreum attrectatum advenit.— To busy oneself with: feralia, Ta.: quae non obtineret, Ta.—To lay hold of, appropriate: gazas, L.

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  • 30 brūmālis

        brūmālis e, adj.    [bruma], of the winter solstice: dies: signum, i. e. Capricorn.—Wintry, of winter: tempus: horae, O.: frigus, V.
    * * *
    brumalis, brumale ADJ
    wintry; during winter; connected with winter solstice/winter

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  • 31 caelum

        caelum ī, n    [2 CAV-], the sky, heaven, heavens, vault of heaven: caelum terra mariaque: quod tegit omnia caelum, O.: aliquod caeli signum, sign, constellation: in caelo regere, H.: portae de caelo tactae, struck by lightning, L.: caelum terramque miscere (of violent winds), V.: de caelo demissis, i. e. of divine descent, L.: albente caelo, at break of day, Cs.: vesperascente caelo, in the evening twilight, N. — In augury: de caelo servare, to observe the signs of heaven: de caelo fieri (of celestial signs), to appear.—Provv.: quid si nunc caelum ruat? (of a vain fear), T.: delabi caelo, to drop from the sky (of sudden good-fortune): caelum ac terras miscere, to throw everything into confusion, L.: findere caelum aratro (of an impossibility), O.—In a play on the name Caelius: caeli spatium, the breadth of the sky (or of the grave of Caelius), V. — A sky, clime, zone, region: caelum, sub quo natus essem, L.: Caelum non animum mutare, H.—The air, sky, atmosphere, temperature, climate, weather: foedus annus intemperie caeli, L.: caeli spiritus iucundus: caeli morem praediscere, V.: ducere animam de caelo, the open air: Germania aspera caelo, Ta.: salubre: serenum, V.: palustre, L.: foedum imbribus, Ta.—Fig., of well-being, heaven, the height of honor, prosperity, happiness: Caesar fertur in caelum, praised to the skies: vos ad caelum efferre rumore secundo, H.: collegam de caelo detraxisti, deprived of his position: in caelo sum, i. e. very happy: caelum accepisse fatebor, O. — Of things: omnia, quae tu in caelum ferebas, extolled.
    * * *
    I
    heaven, sky, heavens; space; air, climate, weather; universe, world; Jehovah
    II
    chisel; engraving tool; burin

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  • 32 cantō

        cantō āvī, ātus, āre. freq.    [cano].    I. Intrans., of men, to produce melodious sounds, sound, sing, play: Pamphilam Cantatum provocemus, T.: saltare et cantare: Arcades ambo Et cantare pares, V.: cantando victus, V.: non est Cantandum, i. e. there is no occasion for fiction, Iu.: structis avenis, O.: ad chordarum sonum, N.: tibiis, N.: ad manum histrioni, to accompany the actor, L.: gallis signum dedisse cantandi, to crow.—Of instruments, to sound, resound: Cantabat fanis, cantabat tibia ludis, O. —    II. Trans., with cognate acc., to sing, play, recite: Hymenaeum, T.: haec versibus isdem, drawl, Iu.: Nil praeter Calvum (i. e. Calvi carmina), H.: cantatum carmen, an incantation, O. —With definite obj., to sing, celebrate, praise in song<*> amicam, H.: proelia virginum, H.: Pythia (sc. certamina), H.: deum, Tb.: cantari dignus, V.—To reiterate, harp upon, warn against: harum mores, T.: istum Caesarem: totā cantabitur urbe, become a byword, H.—To use enchantments, practise incantations, enchant, charm: cantando rumpitur anguis, V.: cantata Luna, exorcised by magic, Pr.
    * * *
    I
    cantare, cantavi, cantatus V
    sing; play (roles/music); recite; praise, celebrate; forewarn; enchant, bewitch
    II

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  • 33 capella

        capella ae, f dim.    [caper], a she-goat, V.: graciles, O.—A piece of statuary, C.—Capella, a star in Auriga: sidus pluviale Capellae, O.: signum pluviale, O.
    * * *
    I
    chapel; choir; dirty fellow, old goat; man with a goat-like beard; body odor

    a capella -- unaccompanied (song); capella magister -- choirmaster

    II
    she-goat; meteor type; star in constellation Auriga (rising in rainy season); dirty fellow, old goat; man with a goat-like beard; body odor

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  • 34 certus

        certus adj. with comp. and sup.    [P. of cerno], determined, resolved, fixed, settled, purposed, certain: ei consilia, T.: Certa res est, T.: illos ad certam mortem adducere: omnia experiri certumst prius quam pereo, it is determined, T.: ita facere certumst, T.: certum est omnia dicere: cum diceret síbi certum esse discedere, that he had resolved: mihi abiurare certius est quam dependere, I have determined rather, etc. — Of persons, determined, resolved, bent: certa mori, V.: certi non cedere, O.: certus eundi, V., O.—Determined in thought, sure, proved, true, established, certain: ut mi haec certa attuleris, T.: cum ad has suspiciones certissimae res accederent, Cs.: crimen: certum esse ratus quod acceperat, S.: nec quicquam certi respondes mihi, T.: id parum certum est, L.: neque certi quid esset explorari poterat, Cs.: neque certum inveniri poterat, Cs.: si quicquam humanorum certi est, L.: certum habere, to regard as certain: pro certo habetote vos decernere, be assured, S.: pro certo polliceor hoc vobis: id ponere pro certo, L.: quot caesa milia sint, quis pro certo adfirmet? L.: pro certo creditur (Catilina) fecisse, etc., S. — Of persons, informed, assured, certain: certi sumus periisse omnia: Anchisen facio Certum, V.: futurorum certi, O.: Quantum potest me certiorem face, inform me, T.: qui certiorem me sui consili fecit: Caesarem certiorem faciunt, sese non facile prohibere, etc., Cs.: milites certiores facit, paulisper intermitterent proelium, instructs, Cs.: ubi de eius adventu Helvetii certiores facti sunt, Cs.: factus certior, quae res gererentur, Cs. —Definite, precise, certain, specified, particular: ad certas res conficiendas certos homines delectos habebat, for special purposes special agents: concilium in diem certam indicere, Cs.: certum pretium missionis constituere: imperatorem certum deposcere: signum, agreed, Cs.: domicilium, fixed: sunt certi denique fines, Quos ultra, etc., H.—Determined only in thought, certain, nameless, not specified: de certā causā nondum facere: certorum hominum avaritia: expositis certis rebus, a few points. — Of persons, trustworthy, consistent, firm: amicus certus in re incertā cernitur: homo certus et diligens: honestissimus et certissimus: hostis nec spe nec animo certior (i. e. firmior), L.: pectus, V.: illud ex hominibus certis reperiebam: certissimus auctor (Phoebus), V.: certi accusatoris officium. — Of things, settled, fixed, assured, established, trustworthy, certain: certius argumentum odi: cum illa certissima argumenta atque, iudicia sceleris, tum multo certiora illa, conclusive: certiores nuntii, more trustworthy news, Cs.: vectigalia populi R. certissima: quod salutis certa laetitia est, nascendi incerta condicio: certissima victoria, complete, Cs.: convivia, constant, H.: certiorem capessere fugam, more decided, L.: certam quatit improbus hastam, sure of aim, V.: certo subtemine Parcae, inexorable, H.: si certa pestis adesset, sure destruction, S.
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    certa -um, certior -or -us, certissimus -a -um ADJ
    fixed, settled, firm; certain; trusty/reliable; sure; resolved, determined

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  • 35 cōgnōscō

        cōgnōscō gnōvī (often contr., cōgnōstī, cōgnōrō, cōgnōsse, etc.), gnitus, ere    [com- + (g)nōscō], to become acquainted with, acquire knowledge of, ascertain, learn, perceive, understand ; perf., to know: regiones, Cs.: domūs atque villas, S.: amnem, V.: quam (antiquitatem) habuit cognitam, N.: casūs nostros, V.: miserias sociorum: quis sim, ex eo, S.: per exploratores montem teneri, Cs.: furto postridie cognito: quibus (scriptis) cognitis, after reading, N.: id se a Gallicis armis cognovisse, knew by their weapons, Cs.: fide cognitā, tested, N.: ab his, non longe oppidum abesse, Cs.: sed Metello experimentis cognitum erat, genus infidum esse, S.: quem plane perditum cognorat: vos fortīs, S.: aliter ac sperarat rem p. se habentem, N.: alqm magni animi: alqm paratissimo animo: tandem qui siem, T.: id socordiāne an casu acciderit, S.: cognito, vivere Ptolemaeum, L.—Poet.: casus multis hic cognitus, experienced by, Iu. — Supin. acc.: promissa eius cognitum ex praesentibus inisit, S.—Supin. abl.: pleraque digna cognitu. — To recognize, acknowledge, identify: in eā re utilitatem meam, T.: alii, ne cognoscerentur, ad necem rapiebantur: inter ceteras Veturiam, L.: ostendimus Cethego signum, cognovit: signa sua, S.: cognoscenti similis fuit, seemed to recognize him, O.: pecus exceptum est, quod cognovissent, identified, L.: neque currentem se cognoscit, is like himself, V.: eum Syracusis, to identify.—To seek to know, inquire into, investigate, examine: Verres cognoscebat, Verres iudicabat: accusationem causamque: numerum militum: de agro Campano: de hereditate.—To criticise, appreciate: ut neque spectari neque cognosci (fabula) potuerit, T.: et cognoscendi et ignoscendi peccati locus, T. — To reconnoitre, spy, act as scout: qualis esset natura montis, qui cognoscerent, misit, Cs.
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    cognoscere, cognovi, cognitus V TRANS
    become acquainted with/aware of; recognize; learn, find to be; inquire/examine

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  • 36 color

        color (old colōs, S., L.), ōris, m    [2 CAL-], color, hue, tint: nivis, O.: caeruleus, Cs.: Tyrios mirare, H.: flores mille colorum, O.: color in pomo est ater, O.: varios mentiri colores, V.: scuta lectissimis coloribus distinguunt, Ta.: colorem ducere, to acquire color, V.: Ducere purpureum colorem, O. — The natural color, complexion, tint, hue: qui color, vestitus? T.: formae dignitas coloris bonitate tuenda est: verus, T.: fucatus, H.: egregius: Num eius color pudoris signum indicat, T.: mutem colores? change color, H.: eius crebra coloris mutatio: In voltu color est sine sanguine, O.—Complexion, fine tint, beauty: nimium ne crede colori, V.: quo fugit Venus, heu, quove color? H. —Fig., external form, state, condition, position, outward show, appearance: civitatis: Omnis Aristippum decuit color, i. e. accommodated himself to every condition, H.: cornicula Furtivis nudata coloribus, stolen pomp, H.: caeli, aspect, Iu.—Of diction, character, fashion, cast, coloring, style: ornatur oratio quasi colore quodam: tragicus, H.: operum colores, H.: claris coloribus picta poësis. —Splendor, lustre, brilliancy: nullus argento color est Abdito, H.: amissos colores referre, H.— A pretext, plausibility: causae, Iu.
    * * *
    color; pigment; shade/tinge; complexion; outward appearance/show; excuse/pretext

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  • 37 com - mittō (conm-)

        com - mittō (conm-) mīsī, missus, ere.    I. To bring together, join, combine, put together, connect, unite: commissis operibus, L.: fidibusque commissa Moenia, O.: domus plumbo commissa, patched, In.: commissa inter se munimenta, L.: viam a Placentiā Flaminiae, L.: quā naris fronti committitur, is joined, O.: manum Teucris, to attack, V.: commissa in unum crura, O. — To bring together in fight, match, set together, set on: Aenean Rutulumque, make them fight, i. e. describe their contest, Iu.: eunucho Bromium, Iu.—To join, commit, enter on, fight, engage in, begin: proelii committendi signum dare, Cs.: proelium statim, N.: pugnam caestu, V.: ut proelium committi posset, S.: commisso proelio, when the fighting began, Cs.: cum equitatu proelium, Cs.: rixae committendae causā, L. — Of contests in the games: nondum commisso spectaculo, L.: quo die ludi committebantur: ludos, V.—Of a criminal trial: iudicium inter sicarios hoc primum committitur.—To fight, carry on, wage: pugnam navalem: proelia per quatriduum, L. —    II. To deliver, intrust, consign, place, commit, yield, resign, trust, expose, abandon: me tuae fide (dat.), T.: suos alcui liberos, T.: honor creditus ac commissus: alcui calceandos pedes, Ph.: quibus tota commissa est res p.: quia commissi sunt eis magistratūs: imperium alicui, N.: caput tonsori, H.: sulcis semina, V.: verba tabellis, O.: se theatro: se pugnae, L.: pelago ratem, H.: se mortis periculo: se civilibus fluctibus, N.: tergum meum Tuam in fidem, T.: se in id conclave: rem in casum, L.: cum senatus ei commiserit, ut videret, ne, etc.: de existimatione suā alcui: ei commisi et credidi, T.: universo populo neque ipse committit neque, etc.: venti, quibus necessario committendum existimabat, Cs.— Prov.: ovem lupo commisti, T. — To practise, commit, perpetrate, do, be guilty of: qui nihil commiserint: quod mox mutare laboret, H.: facinus: delictum, Cs.: nil nefandum, O.: nefarias res: fraudem, H.: multa in deos impie: quidquid contra leges: aliquid adversus populum, L.: quasi committeret contra legem, offend: cum veri simile erit aliquem commississe.—With ut (rarely cur or quā re), to be in fault, give occasion, be guilty, incur (usu. with neg.): non committet hodie iterum ut vapulet, T.: civem committere, ut morte multandus sit, incur: committendum non putabat, ut dici posset, etc., that he ought not to incur the reproach, etc., Cs.: negare se commissurum, cur sibi quisquam imperium finiret, L.: neque commissum a se, quā re timeret, Cs.—Poet., with inf: infelix committit saepe repelli, incurs repulse, O. — To incur, become liable to: multam: devotionem capitis, incurred.—Hence, commissus, forfeited, confiscated (as a penalty): hereditas Veneri Erycinae commissa: civitas obligata sponsione commissā, a broken covenant, L.

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  • 38 cōnspiciō

        cōnspiciō spēxī, spectus, ere    [SPEC-], to look at attentively, get sight of, descry, perceive, observe, fix eyes upon: te in iure: procul vehiculum e monte: milites ab hostibus conspiciebantur, Cs.: lucus ex insulā conspiciebatur, N.: inter se conspecti, L.: conspectis luminibus crebris, L.: locum insidiis, espy, V.: rugas in speculo, O.: conspectos horrere ursos, at the sight of, O.: si illud signum forum conspiceret, face towards: (filium) spoliatum omni dignitate: loca multitudine completa, Cs.: alqm humi iacentem, L.: hunc cupido lumine, Ct.: nostros victores flumen transisse, Cs.: frondere Philemona, O.—To look at with admiration, gaze upon, observe, contemplate: alqm cum egregiā stirpe, L.: alqm propter novitatem orna<*>ūs, N.— Pass, to attract attention, be conspicuous, be noticed, be distinguished, be admired: vehi per urbem, conspici velle: se quisque conspici properabat, S.: maxime conspectus ipse est, curru invectus, L.: formosissimus alto caelo, shine, O.: infestis oculis omnium conspici, be a mark for.— Fig., to perceive, discern: eum mentibus.
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    I
    conspicere, conspexi, conspectus V TRANS
    observe/see/witness; notice; watch; gaze/stare on; catch/be in sight of; face; have appearance; attract attention; discern; (PASS) be conspicuous/visible
    II
    looking/observing/discerning, action of looking; (augury)

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  • 39 cōnspicuus

        cōnspicuus adj.    [com- + SPEC-], in view, visible, apparent, obvious: res, O.: late vertex, H.: signum in proeliis, Ph.—Striking, conspicuous, distinguished, illustrious, remarkable, eminent: ambo, O.: duces, Ta.: monstrum, Iu.: Romanis conspicuum eum facere, L.: clipeo gladioque, O.: fide, O.: equi formā, Ta.
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    conspicua, conspicuum ADJ
    visible, clearly seen, in sight/full view; illustrious/notable/famous/striking

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  • 40 contrā

        contrā adv. and praep.    [comp. of com-; see 1 cum].    I.adv., of position, in opposition, opposite, face to face, in front, on the other side: signum contra animo finivit, i. e. mentally drew a line, L.: stare, Iu.: ulmus erat contra, in front, O.: consistere, to make front, Cs.: positā Hispaniā, opposite, Ta.: intueri, in the face, L.: oscula non pervenientia contra, so as to meet, O.—Fig., of actions, in turn, in return, back, on the other hand, likewise: Audi nunc, in turn, T.: Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium adloquitur, L.: at tibi contra Evenit, ut, etc., you have your reward, H.: cui latrans contra senex (i. e. respondit), Ph.: si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet, what counter-gift, T.: Facere contra huic aegre, T.: tibi contra gratiam Referre, T. — Of opposition or strife, in opposition, on the other side: obniti contra sufficere, to have strength to resist, V.: pugnare, O.: vociferans, L.: pauca accipe contra, H.: contra feriundi copia, making a counter-attack, S.: quid, si de litteris corruptis contra venit? as his accuser: est contra iudicatum, an adverse decision: licere, to compete, Cs.: nihil quod contra peterent, to compete for: qui contra fecerit, the transgressor.—With verbs of saying, in opposition, on the other side, in answer: cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset, as opposing counsel: contra qui dicit, the opponent: cum nemo contra diceret, denied it: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit, make no objection: quid contra reus? says in reply: contra dicentibus inimicis, Cs.: quid contra dicerem meditabar, how to reply: id quod contra diceretur refellere, the objections: quod in eā causā contra dicendum est: dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum, the objection is made: respondit nec contra dici quin, etc., there was no objection, L.— Reversely, in an opposite manner, the contrary, the opposite: in stultitiā contra est, with fools the reverse is true: quod contra est, S.: utrumque contra accidit: alia probabilia, contra alia dicimus, improbable: cognoscere quid boni utrisque aut contra esset (i. e. mali), S. — On the contrary, on the other hand, conversely: tu contra obicies: Romanus conserere pugnam velle, contra eludere Poenus, L.: iusta omnia decora sunt, iniusta contra indecora: ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.: imperavi nihil, et contra patribus parui, but on the contrary: non enim tua culpa est... contraque summa laus: at contra: sed contra: contra autem: falso queritur quod, etc.: nam contra, etc., S.: quin contra, nay on the contrary, L.—Followed by atque or ac, contrary to, different from, otherwise than: simulacrum, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere: contra atque esset dictum, Cs.: si haec contra ac dico essent omnia: contra ac ratus erat, S.: contra quam fas erat, contrary to the divine law: contra quam ipse censnisset, contrary to its own resolution.    II. Praep., with acc. (in prose before its case, except sometimes a rel. pron.), of position, before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to, over against: insulae latus est contra Galliam, Cs.: pacatis contra insulam suam terris, L.: Carthago Italiam contra, V.—Opposite, towards, against, facing, over against: contra vos in contione consistere, to face you: a fronte contra hostem, Cs.: Albanos contra legionem conlocat, L.: quos agmina contra Procurrunt, V.: contra hanc Romam altera Roma, a rival to.—Fig., in answer to, in reply to: contra ea facturos clamitabat, etc., Cs.: contra ea aiebat, etc., L.: contra postulata nuntios mittit, S.: Quae contra breviter fata est vates, V.—With valere, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail against: hac ratio contra omne ius iurandum valet: contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium? H. —Of opposition or strife, against, with, in hostility to, as the enemy of: contra Caesarem gerere bellum: arma contra senatum tuli: armis contendere contra populum R., Cs.: contra Crustuminos profectus, marched against, L.: nihil se contra Sequanos consili inire, take hostile measures against, Cs.: contra salutem urbis incitari: paratus contra eum: agere contra hominem, plead against: nihil satis firmum contra Metellum, S.: contra difficultates providere, S.: vi contra vim resistere, L.: defensio contra vim: contra me sentire, hold an unfavorable opinion: quem contra veneris antea, for whose adversary you were counsel: pugnandum contra morbum: (provinciam) contra Caesarem retenturi, as the enemy of: eae res contra nos faciunt, make against.—Against, in opposition to, as the opponent of: tibi contra nos dicendum putes: contra iuris consultos dicere, against their opinions: contra caput dicere, to plead against life: contra Epicurum dictum est, in reply to: consuetudo contra deos disputandi, i. e. against the existence.—Against, injurious to, unfavorable to, to the disadvantage of: nihil contra me fecit odio mei: aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suadere: contra se ipse misericors, to his own injury, Ph.: contra valetudinis commodum laborare.—Esp., of offences, against, in violation of: pecuniam contra leges auferre: contra fas: contra ius gentium, L.: contra verecundiam, in disregard of: contra rem p. fecisse, to have been guilty of treason: vim eam contra rem p. factam decernere, L.: contra morem facere: quod contra legem esset: contra fidem. — Of opposition in thought, contrary to, opposite to, the reverse of: sed mihi contra ea videtur, the contrary seems true, S.: contra ea Caesar putabat, otherwise, Cs.: contra ea benigne, on the other hand, L.: cuius a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari), whereas: quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere, while, on the contrary.—With an abstract noun, contrary to, beyond, against: contra omnium opinionem (i. e. contra ac rati erant), Cs.: contra opinionem Iugurthae, against the expectation, S.: cetera contra spem salva invenit, L.: contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptus, S.
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    I
    facing, face-to-face, in the eyes; towards/up to; across; in opposite direction; against, opposite, opposed/hostile/contrary/in reply to; directly over/level; otherwise, differently; conversely; on the contrary; vice versa
    II
    against, facing, opposite; weighed against; as against; in resistance/reply to; contrary to, not in conformance with; the reverse of; otherwise than; towards/up to, in direction of; directly over/level with; to detriment of

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