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circum-tŏno , ui, 1, v. a.,
I.to thunder around; or, poet., to make a noise or clamor around: “virum armis,” Sil. 4, 254: “aulam strepitu,” id. 6, 216: “montem undā,” Claud. in Rufin. 1, 274.—
II. Trop.: “hunc circumtonuit gaudens Bellona cruentis (the figure taken from the clanging of the war-trumpets),” Hor. S. 2, 3, 223.
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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