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mŏdŭlor , ātus, 1, v. dep. modulus,
I.to measure off properly, to measure; to manage properly, to regulate.
II. In partic., of singing, speaking, dancing, etc., to measure rhythmically; to modulate; hence, transf., to dance, to represent by dancing; to sing, to play (class.): “ipsa natura, quasi modularetur hominum orationem, in omni verbo posuit acutam vocem,Cic. Or. 18, 58; cf.: “hominum aures vocem naturā modulantur,modulate, id. de Or. 3, 48, 185: “insulae, Saliares dictae, quoniam in symphoniae cantu ad ictus modulantium pedum moventur,Plin. 2, 95, 96, § 209.—
B. Transf.: “virgines sonum vocis pulsu pedum modulantes incesserunt,beating time to, accompanying with the dance, Liv. 27, 37 fin.: “(carmina) pastoris Siculi modulabor avenā,Verg. E. 10, 51: “carmina descripsi, et modulans alterna notavi,id. ib. 5, 14: “verba fidibus modulanda Latinis,Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 143: “lyram,Tib. 3, 4, 39 —Hence, mŏdŭlātus , a, um, Part. and P. a., in pass. signif.
A. Played upon, made by playing, played.
1. Of an instrument: “dic Latinum, Barbite, carmen Lesbio primum modulate civi,Hor. C. 1, 32, 5.—
2. Of a song, tune, etc., sung: “carmina,Suet. Aug. 57: “a canticis ad aliorum similitudinem modulatis,Quint. 9, 2, 35.—
B. Properly measured, in due measure, in time, melodious, musical (poet. and in postAug. prose): “ipso modulata dolore Verba fundebat,Ov. M. 14, 428: “sonus,Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81; § 85.—Comp.: “ut moderatiores modulatioresque fierent animi,more harmonious, Gell. 1, 11, 1: “lingua,id. 1, 15, 14: “orationem modulatiorem aptioremque reddit,id. 13, 24, 9.—Sup.: “modulatissimus cantus,Flor. 2, 7, 15.—Hence, adv.: -dŭlātē , measuredly, according to measure, in time, melodiously: modulate canentes tibiae, * Cic. N. D. 2, 8, 22: “haec tu quam perite, quam concinne, quam modulate enuntiāsti,Aus. Ep. 19.—Comp.: “ars modulatius incedendi,Amm. 16, 5, 10: “verba modulatius collocata,Gell. 11, 13, 2.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (13):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 14.428
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 3.48
    • Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 57
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 10.81
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 10.85
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 27, 37
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.8
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 2.35
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 11.13.2
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 1.15.14
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 1.1.1
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 1.11.1
    • Cicero, Orator, 18.58
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