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ignōbĭlĭtas , ātis, f. ignobilis.
I. Want of fame, obscurity (rare but class.): “num igitur ignobilitas aut humilitas aut etiam popularis offensio sapientem beatum esse prohibebit?” Cic. Tusc. 5, 36, 103: “virorum,” Ov. M. 6, 319: “artificis,” Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 69.—
II. Low birth, mean origin.
A. Lit. (rare but class.): “multis viris fortibus ne ignobilitas generis obiceretur,” Cic. Mur. 8, 17: “hoc propter ignobilitatem paternam minus suspecto, Platorem occidit,” Liv. 44, 30, 3.—
B. Transf., of things, inferior quality, badness: “vini,” Col. 3, 21, 10.
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, For Lucius Murena, 8.17
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 6.319
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 34.69
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 30
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 5.36
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 3.21.10
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