28. Catullus 29, 57-58, 113-115 Flashcards
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Adoneus, -i, m.
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Adonis
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adulter, adulteri, m.
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adulterer
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adulterium, i, n.
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adultery
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albulus, a, um
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white, transparent (dim. of albus)
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aleo, -onis, m.
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habitual gambler
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ambô, -ae, -ô (dat/abl. pl. ambôbus / ambâbus)
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both
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amnis, -is, m.
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river
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angiportus, -ûs, m (angiportum), -î, n.
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narrow street, lane, alley
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arvum, -î, n.
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plowed land, field
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aucupium, iî n.
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the sport of fowling; game birds, wild fowl
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aurifer, aurifera, auriferum
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gold-bearing
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caelum, -î, n.
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sky, heavens
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Caelius, i, m.
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M. Caelius Rufus (87 – 48 BC)
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Caesar, Caesaris, m.
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Caesar
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cinaedus, i, m.
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sodomite, catamite
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Cinna, ae, m.
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a Roman cognomen, esp. C. Helvius Cinna (a friend of Catullus)
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columbus, i, m.
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dove
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comâtus, a, um
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long-haired
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comedô, -edere, -êdî, -êsum
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eat, consume
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concêdô, -ere, -cessî, -cessus
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yield, grant, concede
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cônsul, -is, m.
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consul
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cônsulô, -ere, cônsuluî, cônsultus
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plan; consult
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conveniô, -venîre, -vênî, -ventum
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meet; come to an agreement
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\* crêscô, -ere, crêvî, crêtus \*
increase, grow (intrans.)
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Croesus, -î, m.
Croesus (6th cent. king of Lydia, famous for his wealth)
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cubîle, -is, n.
bed, couch; lair, nest
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\* dêsinô, -ere, -siî, -situs \*
cease, stop
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dêvorô (1)
eat up, devour
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diffututus, a, um
exhausted by sex
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dîves, -itis (also dîs, dîte, hence gen. sing. dîtis)
rich
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dîvitiae, -ârum, f.
riches, wealth
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ducenties or ducentiens
two hundred times
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egeô, -êre, eguî, ---
lack, be in want
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êgregius, -a, -um
uncommon, extraordinary
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elluor, -ârî
spend too much on luxury or food
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êluô, êluere, êluî, êlûtum
wash clean, wash out
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êrudîtulus, a, um
well instructed, learned
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expatro (1)
waste, squander
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exsuperô (1)
surmount, exceed
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factum, î, n.
deed
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\* faciô, -ere, fêcî, factus \*
do, make
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fallô, -ere, fefellî, falsus
deceive, disappoint, prove false
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falsus, a, um
mistaken, deceitful, wrong (n. error, lie)
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fêcundus, a, um
rich, fertile
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ferus, -a, -um
wild, fierce
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Firmânus, a, um
of Firmum (the home town of Mentula / Mamurra)
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Formiânus, a, um
of Formiae
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foveô, -êre, fôvî, fôtus
cherish, foster
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frûctus, -ûs, m.
fruit; enjoyment, profit
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Gallia, -ae, f.
Gaul
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gemellus, a, um
twin
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gener, -erî, m.
son-in-law
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genus, -eris, n.
birth, origin; descendant; race; class, order
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glûbo, glûbere
deprive of its bark, peel; gratify a man sexually
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Hibêrus, a, um
Spanish
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Hyperboreî, ôrum, m. pl.
the Hyperboreans (legendary people of the far north)
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imperâtor, -ôris, m.
general
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imprimô (inprimô), -imere, -essî, -essum
press on, imprint; drive in, inflict; imprint with
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improbus (inprobus) -a, -um
depraved, evil
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impudîcus (inpudîcus), -a , -um
shameless
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inde
from there, thence, then
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ingêns, -entis
huge, enormous
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instar (indecl.) n.
image; (+ gen.) like, equal to, as good as
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însula, -ae, f.
island
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iterum
again, for the second time
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iûgerum, -î, n.
a jugerum (a unit of land measurement, = about 2/3 acre)
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lancino (1)
tear to pieces
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laudô (1)
praise
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lecticulus, i, m.
cot, little bed
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Lesbius, -a, -um
of the island of Lesbos
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Lesbium, -i, n.
wine from Lesbos
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lîberâlitas, -âtis, f.
a noble spirit, a way of thinking befitting a free person; generosity
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macula, -ae, f.
spot, stain
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Maecilius, a, um
a Roman gentile name
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magis
more
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magus, -î, m. (or maga, -ae, f.)
magus, magician
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magnanimus, a, um
great-souled
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Mâmurra, ae, m.
the name of a family from Formiae, esp. Caesar’s notorious praefectus fabrum
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\* maneô, -êre, mânsî, mânsûrus \*
remain
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mentula, ae, f.
penis
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mîlia, -ium (subst.)
thousands
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minax, -âcis
threatening
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modo
only; lately, just now
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modus, -î, m.
manner, way; measure
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morbôsus, a, um
unhealthy, disease-ridden
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nepôs, -ôtis, m.
grandson, descendant
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nêquîquam
in vain
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nîtor, -î, nîxus or nîsus
struggle; lean on, rely on
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\* occîdô, -ere, occîdî, occîsus \*
slay, kill
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\* occidô, -ere, occidî, occâsûrus \*
fall; sink, set; die
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Ôceanus, -î, m.
ocean; Oceanus (son of Caelus and Terra, husband of Tethys)
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opulentus, a, um
wealthy, opulent
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palûs, -ûdis, f.
marsh, swamp
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pâr, paris
equal
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pâreô, -êre, pâruî, pâritûrus
obey
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pariter (adv.)
equally, simillarly
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parum
too little, not enough
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paternus, a, um
of a father, paternal
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pathicus, i, m.
pathic, catamite; one who has anal sex
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\* patior, patî, passus \*
suffer; permit, allow
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patrimônium, i, n.
estate, fortune
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perambulo (1)
walk around in, make a tour of
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\* perdô, -ere, -didî, -ditus \*
destroy, lose
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piscis, piscis, m.
fish
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plûs, plûris
more, too much (comp. of multus)
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Pompêius, -î, m.
a Roman gentile name; esp. Cn. Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great)
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Ponticus, a, um
of Pontus (a region in N.E. Asia Minor, bordering the Black Sea)
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possideô, -êre, -sêdî, -sessus
possess
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potis (adj. rarely declined in the postive)
able, possible
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praeda, -ae f.
booty
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prâtum, -î, n.
meadow
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puellula, ae, f.
little girl
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pulcrê
beautifully
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quadrâgintâ
forty
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quadrivium (quâdrivium), ii, n.
a cross-road; the four mathematical sciences
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quârê
on account of which thing; wherefore, therefore
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rêmus, -i, m.
oar
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Remus, i. m
the brother of Romulus
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resideô, -êre, --sêdî
remain seated, remain behind, delay
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rîvâlis, -is
one who shares use of a stream; rival (esp. in love)
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Rômulus, -i, m.
Romulus
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saltus, -ûs, m.
woodland; mountain valley
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sciô, -îre, scîvî, scîtus
know
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secundus, -a, -um
second; favorable
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sêmen, -inis, n.
seed
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silva, -ae f.
forest
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singulî, -ae, -a
one at a time, one each
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sinister, -tra, -trum
left (hand)
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socer, -erî, m.
father-in-law
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socius, -î, m.
ally, associate
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soleô, -êre, solitus sum
be wont, be accustomed
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sûmptus, -ûs, m.
expense, outlay
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superô (1)
overcome, conquer; surpass
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superbus, -a, -um
proud, haughty
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superfluo, -fluere, -fluxi
overflow; be more than enough than
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Tagus, -i, m.
The Tagus river (mod. Tajo in Spain and Portugal)
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tamen
nevertheless
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tertius, -a, -um
third
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\* timeô, -êre, timuî, --- \*
fear, be afraid
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tot ... quot
as many ... as
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trecentiês
three hundred times
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trîginta
thirty (indeclinable adj.)
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vêrus, -a, -um
true, real
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vêrô
in truth, in fact
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vester, vestra, vestrum
your (pl.)
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\* videô, -êre, vîdî, vîsus \*
see; in passive usually “seem”
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ultimus, a, um
farthest; last
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ultrô
besides; voluntarily
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ûnus, a, um
one, only
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ungo (unguo) ungere, unxi, unctus
smear, anoint
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ûnîcus, a, um
unique
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vorax, -âcis
devouring, greedy
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urbânus, -a, -um
of the city
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ûsque (ad)
all the way (to), even (to), as far as
