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germānĭtas , ātis, f. 1. germanus,
I.the relation between brothers and sisters, brotherhood, sisterhood.
I. Lit.: “moveant te horum lacrimae, moveat pietas, moveat germanitas,” Cic. Lig. 11, 33: “subituram vobis aliquando germanitatis memoriam (between Perseus and Demetrius as sons of Philip),” Liv. 40, 8, 10: “nexus germanitatis,” the bond of sisterhood, App. M. 2, p. 115; cf.: “inter Judam et Israël,” brotherhood, amity, Vulg. Zech. 11, 14.—
II. Transf.
A. The relationship of the inhabitants of cities which are colonies of one mother-city: “ab ea germanitate fraternam sibi cum iis caritatem esse,” Liv. 37, 56, 7.—
B. Of inanim. and abstr. things, a union, resemblance, similarity: “unde nomen ambobus (Bosporis) et jam quaedam in dissociatione germanitas concors,” Plin. 6, 1, 1, § 2: “malorum,” id. 15, 14, 15, § 51: “vini,” id. 14, 6, 8, § 59: digitorum, speciosa germanitas, of the toes, Lact. Opif. Dei, 13, 8.—
C. A sister: “germanitatis stupra,” Cic. Har. Resp. 20, 42; App. M. 5, p. 171, 5.
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 (5):
    • Cicero, On the Responses of the Haruspices, 20.42
    • Cicero, For Ligarius, 11.33
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 6.2
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 40, 8.10
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 37, 56.7
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