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cĕlē^brātĭo , ōnis, f. id..
I. A numerous assemblage, concourse: “hominum coetus et celebrationes,” Cic. Off. 1, 4, 12: “quae domus? quae celebratio cottidiana?” id. Sull. 26, 73.—
II. The celebrating of a festival in great numbers, a festal celebration, a festival: “ludorum,” Cic. Att. 15, 29, 1; cf. Tac. A. 1, 15: “epuli,” Vell. 2, 56, 1: “sacri,” Plin. 30, 1, 3, § 12.—*
III. An honoring, a commending, praising: “celebrationem habere,” to be valued, esteemed, Plin. 34, 5, 10, § 19.
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 (6):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 15.29.1
    • Cicero, For Sulla, 26.73
    • Tacitus, Annales, 1.15
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 30.12
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 34.19
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 1.4
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