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Grāii or Grāi , ōrum (
I.gen. plur. Graium, Enn. ap. Prob. ad Verg. E. 6, 31; Lucr. 2, 600; 5, 405; 6, 754 et saep.), m., a less freq. and mostly poet. form for Graeci, the Grecians, Greeks: Musas quas Grai memorant, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 26 Müll. (Ann. v. 2 Vahl.): cujus ob os Grai ora obvertebant sua, Poët. (perh. Enn.) ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 39: “Pergama circum Hac fugerent Grai,” Verg. A. 1, 467: “est locus, Hesperiam Grai cognomine dicunt,” id. ib. 1, 530; cf. Lucr. 3, 100: “Graiorum obscura reperta,” id. 1, 137: “fas mihi Graiorum sacrata resolvere jura,” Verg. A. 2, 157: “de tot Graiorum millibus,” Ov. M. 13, 241.—In prose: “si ut Graeci dicunt, omnes aut Graios esse aut barbaros, etc.,” Cic. Rep. 1, 37; 2, 4, 9; 3, 9, 15; 6, 16; id. Inv. 2, 23, 70; id. N. D. 3, 21, 53.—In sing.: Grāius , i, m., a Greek, Verg. A. 3, 594; Cic. N. D. 2, 36, 91; id. Inv. 1, 24, 35.—
II. Deriv.: Grāius , a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Greeks, Grecian, Greek: navus repertus homo, Graio patre, Graius homo, rex, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 169 Müll. (Ann. v. 183); so, “homo,” Lucr. 1, 66; Verg. A. 10, 720: “gens,” Lucr. 3, 3: “urbes,” Verg. A. 3, 295; 6, 97: “jubae,” id. ib. 2, 412: “nomen,” id. ib. 3, 210: “Camena,” Hor. C. 2, 16, 38: “Alpes,” the Grecian Alps, Plin. 3, 20, 24, § 134: “Alpium fores,” id. 3, 17, 21, § 123; v. Alpes; “also called saltus,” Nep. Hann. 3, 4.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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