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paulisper (paull- ), adv. paulumper,
I.for a little while, for a short time (cf. parumper): “quasi solstitialis herba, paulisper fui: Repente exortus sum, repentino occidi,” Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 36; id. Aul. 4, 10, 75: “paulisper mane,” id. As. 5, 2, 30; Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 45: “paulisper tace,” Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 41; id. Rud. 2, 7, 32; id. Bacch. 3, 3, 12: “lectica paulisper deposita,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 53; id. Leg. 1, 13, 39: “paulisper intermittere proelium,” Caes. B. G. 3, 5.—
(β). With dum or donec, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 65; id. Rud. 4, 3, 97: “Milo paulisper, dum se uxor, ut fit, comparat, commoratus est,” Cic. Mil. 10, 28: “sedit tacitus paulisper, donec nuntiatum est, etc.,” Liv. 28, 26 fin.
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 (13):
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 3.5
    • Cicero, For Milo, 10.28
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.4.53
    • Plautus, Asinaria, 5.2
    • Plautus, Aulularia, 4.10
    • Plautus, Bacchides, 3.3
    • Plautus, Miles Gloriosus, 2.2
    • Plautus, Pseudolus, 1.1
    • Plautus, Amphitruo, 2.2
    • Plautus, Rudens, 2.7
    • Plautus, Rudens, 4.3
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 28, 26
    • Cicero, De Legibus, 1.13
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