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circum-sŏno , āre, v. n. and
I.a. (rare but class.).
I. Neutr., to sound, resound (with something) on every side, to be filled with any sound: “locus, qui circumsonat ululatibus cantuque symphoniae,” Liv. 39, 10, 7; 27, 18, 16; Vitr. 5, 8, 1; Manil. 5, 582. —
B. Of the sound itself, to resound: “dux theatri sui audiens plausum, in modum planctus, circumsonare,” Flor. 4, 2, 45.—
II. Act.
A. To surround a thing with a sound, to make something to echo or resound, to fill everywhere with a sound: “aures vocibus undique,” Cic. Off. 3, 2, 5 (cf. id. Fam. 6, 18, 4, and Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 7, personare aurem): “clamor hostes circumsonat,” Liv. 3, 28, 3: “Rutulus murum circumsonat armis,” Verg. A. 8, 474; cf.: “quā totum Nereus circumsonat orbem,” Ov. M. 1, 187 Haupt (al. circumsonat): “me luxuria undique circumsonuit,” Sen. Tranq. 1, 9.—
(β). Pass.: “Threicio Scythioque fere circumsonor ore,” Ov. Tr. 3, 13, 47; 4, 10, 111: “nunc procul a patriā Geticis circumsonor armis,” id. ib. 5, 3, 11.
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 (10):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 6.18.4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 28.3
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 1.187
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 8.474
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 5.8.1
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 39, 10
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 27, 18.16
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 3.2
    • Ovid, Tristia, 3.13
    • Ovid, Tristia, 5.3
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