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ămārĭtūdo , ĭnis, f. id.,
I.bitterness.
I. Lit., of taste (opp. dulcedo; “not in Cic. or the poets),” Varr. R. R. 1, 66; so Plin. 21, 21, 92, § 16; 24, 14, 77, § 125; 24, 11, 64, § 105: “Mara, id est, Amaritudinem,” Vulg. Exod. 15, 23.—
II. Trop., bitterness, severity, acrimoniousness, sadness, sorrow, trouble: “ne in bilem et amaritudinem vertat injuria,” Plin. Ep. 6, 8: quantum illis (versibus) leporis, dulcedinis, amaritudinis, amoris! id ib. 1, 16, 5: “vocis,” Quint. 11, 3, 169 Spald. in amaritudine animi meae, Vulg. Isa. 38, 15; ib. Thren. 1, 4.—In plur.: “divitiarum frons hilaris, multis intus amaritudinibus (i. e. miseriis) referta,” Val. Max. 4, 4; Vulg. Job, 9, 18; ib. Jer. 31, 21 et saep.
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 (9):
    • Old Testament, Exodus, 15.23
    • Old Testament, Jeremiah, 31.21
    • Old Testament, Isaiah, 38.15
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 21.16
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 24.105
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 1.16
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 6.8
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 11, 3.169
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 4.4
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