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perspĭcŭus , a, um, adj. perspicio,
I.transparent, clear (syn. tralucidus).
I. Lit.: “aquae,Ov. M. 5, 588: “sal,Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 79: “calix,Mart. 4, 86, 2: “gemma,id. 8, 68, 5: “nives,” i.e. crystals, Stat. S. 3, 3, 94.—
II. Trop., evident, clear, manifest, perspicuous (very freq. and class.; “syn. evidens): quasi vero hoc perspicuum sit constetque inter omnes,Cic. N. D. 3, 4, 11: “quid potest esse tam apertum, tamque perspicuum,id. ib. 2, 2, 4; id. Rosc. Am. 7, 18: “adultera tenui veste perspicua,known by, Sen. Contr. 2, 15 fin.: “perspicuum est, quod, etc.,Vulg. Gen. 26, 9.—Hence, adv.: per-spĭcŭē , evidently, clearly, manifestly, perspicuously: “plane et perspicue expedire aliquid,Cic. Fin. 3, 5, 19: “aperte et perspicue,Cic. Verr. 1, 7, 20: “perspicue falsa,id. Cael. 11, 26: “dilucide atque perspicue,Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 274.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Cicero, For Marcus Caelius, 11.26
    • Cicero, For Sextus Roscius of Ameria, 7.18
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 5.588
    • Old Testament, Genesis, 26.9
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 3.5
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 3.4
    • Statius, Silvae, 3.3
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