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ĭnānĭtas , ātis, f. inanis.
I. Lit., emptiness, empty space (rare but class.): “mihi inanitate Jamdudum intestina murmurant,Plaut. Cas. 4, 3, 5: “per inanitatem ferri,Cic. Fat. 9, 18: “oris,Quint. 1, 11, 6.—
II. Trop., emptiness, uselessness, inanity (rare but class.): “amputata circumcisaque inanitate omni,Cic. Fin. 1, 13, 44; id. Tusc. 3, 2, 3: “verborum et imaginum,Gell. 13, 8, 2.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Plautus, Casina, 4.3
    • Cicero, De Fato, 9
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 1.13
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 3.2
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 11.6
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 13.8.2
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