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ălĭēnĭgĕna , ae, m. (also, ălĭēnĭgĕ-nus , a, um, adj.; cf. Prisc. p. 677 P., and advena) [alienus-gigno],
I.born in a foreign land; hence,
I. In gen., foreign, alien; and subst., a stranger, a foreigner, an alien.
A. Of persons (very freq. in Cic., esp. in his orations): “homo longinquus et alienigena,” Cic. Deiot. 3: “alienigenae hostes,” id. Cat. 4, 10; cf. Liv. 26, 13: “testes,” Cic. Font. 10: “dii,” id. Leg. 2, 10: “mulieres,” Vulg. 3 Reg. 11, 1.—Subst.: “quid alienigenae de vobis loqui soleant,” Cic. Fl. 27: “si ipse alienigena summi imperii potiretur,” Nep. Eum. 7, 1; Curt. 5, 11; 6, 3; Vulg. Lev. 22, 10; ib. Luc. 17, 18.—
B. Of things: “vino alienigenā utere,” Gell. 2, 24; and with the adj. form: ălĭēnĭgĕnus , a, um: “pisces alienigeni,” Col. 8, 16, 9: “fetus,” id. 8, 5, 10: “semina,” id. 3, 4, 1: “ALIENIGENVM CORPVS,” Inscr. Orell. 5048: “ne alienigenae justitiae obliti videamur,” Val. Max. 6, 5, 1 ext.: “exempla,” id. 1, 5, 1 ext.: “studia,” id. 2, 1 fin.: “sanguis,” id. 6, 2, 1 ext.: “conversationis,” Vulg. 2 Macc. 4, 13.—
II. In Lucr., produced from different materials, heterogeneous: “scire licet nobis venas et sanguen et ossa [et nervos alienigenis ex partibus esse],” Lucr. 1, 860; 1, 865; 1, 869; 1, 874; 5, 880.
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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