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con-termĭnus , a, um,
I.adj., bordering upon, neighboring, having a common border (not ante-Aug.; perh. first used by Ovid).
I. Prop.
A. In gen.
(α). With dat.: “morus fonti,” Ov. M. 4, 90; 1, 774; 15, 315: “stabula ripae,” id. ib. 8, 553: “quercus tiliae,” id. ib. 8, 621: “Aethiopia Aegypto,” Plin. 13, 14, 28, § 90 et saep.—
(β). With gen.: “locos jugi,” App. M. 6, p. 178, 38; 6, p. 180, 16: “aesculus aedis,” Sil. 5, 510.—
(γ). With abl.: “locum lacu aliquo,” App. M. 4, p. 150, 12.—
(δ). Absol.: “ager,” Plin. 18, 6, 7, § 35.—
B. Substt.
1. contermĭnum , i, n., a neighboring region, a confine, border: “in contermino Arabiae,” Plin. 37, 9, 40, § 122: “in longinqua et contermina Scythiae fugam maturavit,” Tac. A. 6, 36.—
2. contermĭ-nus , i, m., a neighbor, Col. 1, 3, 7.—
II. Trop.: “virtus morti,” Stat. Th. 7, 702.
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 (7):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 4.90
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 8.621
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 8.553
    • Tacitus, Annales, 6.36
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 18.35
    • Statius, Thebias, 7
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 1.3.7
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