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pluscŭlus , a, um,
I.adj. dim. [plus], somewhat more, a little more; rather many (only as subst. class.): “tum pluscula Supellectile opus est,” Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 60: “sal,” Col. 12, 50, 12: “ad cujus noctis exemplar similes adstruximus plusculas,” several nights, App. M. 2, p. 122, 25: “pyxides,” id. ib. 3, p. 138, 25.—Neutr. subst., a somewhat larger amount: “plusculum etiam, quam concedit veritas, amori nostro largiare,” Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 3.—With gen.: “plusculum negotii,” Cic. de Or. 2, 24: “ut plusculum sibi juris populus ascisceret,” id. Rep. 2, 33, 57.—
B. Adv.: pluscŭlum , somewhat more, rather more (ante-class.): “invitavit sese in cenā plusculum,” Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 127: “plusculum annum,” somewhat more than a year, id. Pers. 1, 1, 121: “laborare,” too much, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 10.
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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    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 5.12.3
    • Plautus, Persa, 1.1
    • Plautus, Amphitruo, 1.1
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 2.24
    • Cicero, De Republica, 2.33
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