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inter-dum , adv.,
I.sometimes, occasionally, now and then, = nonnumquam: “interdum fio Juppiter, quando lubet,” Plaut. Am. 3, 1, 4: “interdum cursus est in oratione incitatior, interdum moderata ingressio,” Cic. Or. 59: “modo-interdum,” Suet. Calig. 43: “modo-modo-interdum,” id. Ner. 49.—
II. I. q. per aliquod tempus, for some time (post-Aug.): acribus custodiis domum et vias saepserat Livia; “laetique interdum nuntii vulgabantur, donec,” Tac. A. 1, 5: “occulere interdum et terrae mandare parabat,” Sil. 6, 30; id. 4, 490.—
III. I. q. interea, interim, meanwhile, in the meantime (post-class.): “interdum cognito strepitu procurrit cubiculo,” App. M. 9, p. 226, 17; 4, p. 149, 14; Dig. 4, 8, 16, § 1; Cod. Th. 4, 3, 1.
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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    • Tacitus, Annales, 1.5
    • Plautus, Amphitruo, 3.1
    • Suetonius, Caligula, 43
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