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praeter-grĕdĭor , gressus, 3,
I.v. dep. n. and a. [gradior], to walk or march by, to go or pass by (class.).
I. Lit.: qui praetergrediebantur. Sall. ap. Non. 556, 19: “ut rapiat praetergredientes,” Ambros. Abrah. 1, 5, 32.—With acc.: “castra,” to pass the camp, Cic. Fam. 3, 7, 4: “fines,” to march by, Tac. A. 14, 23: “primos suos,” Sall. J. 50, 3: “eum,” id. 52, 5.—
II. Trop., to surpass, excel: “in te maxume, qui tantum alios praetergressus es, uti, etc.,” Sall. Or. ad Caes. 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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 3.7.4
    • Tacitus, Annales, 14.23
    • Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum, 52
    • Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum, 50
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