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Sĕlīnūs , untis, f., = Σελινοῦς.
I. A town on the coast of Sicily, near Lilybœum, now Pileri: “palmosa,” Verg. A. 3, 705; Sil. 14, 201.—Hence,
1. Sĕlīnūsĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Selinus, Selinusian: “creta,” Vitr. 7, 14; Plin. 35, 6, 27, § 46; 35, 16, 56, § 194.—
2. Sĕlīnuntĭi , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Selinus, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.—
II. A town on the coast of Cilicia, now Selinty, Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92; Liv. 33, 20, 5.—Also, a river near it of the same name, Luc. 8, 260.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 3.705
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 7.14
    • Lucan, Civil War, 8.260
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 35.46
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 33, 20.5
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