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praeter-quam (separate, praeter enim quam, Cic. Leg. 3, 19, 45; Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 38 infra), adv.,
I.beyond, besides, except, save (class.): “neque, praeterquam quas ipse amor molestias Habet, addas,” Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 32: “verbum si mihi unum, praeterquam quod to rogo, faxis, cave,” id. And. 4, 4, 14: “virgo quae praeter sapiet quam placet parentibus,” Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 38: “nullum praemium postulo, praeterquam hujus diei memoriam sempiternam,” Cic. Cat. 3, 11, 26: “interrogari, num quo crimine esset accusatus, praeterquam veneni ejus,” id. Clu. 38, 105: “a quā (moneta), praeterquam de sue plenā, quid umquam moniti sumus?” id. Div. 2, 32, 69: “si nullam praeterquam vitae nostrae jacturam fieri viderem,” Caes. B. G. 7, 77: “sine ullis doloribus, praeterquam quos ex curatione capiebat,” Nep. Att. 21, 3: “nec quod nos ex conubio vestro petamus, quicquam est, praeterquam ut, etc.,” Liv. 4, 4, 12: “multitudo coalescere nullā re praeterquam legibus poterat,” id. 1, 8, 1; 4, 17, 6; 4, 48, 3; “26, 42, 8: telum hastili abiegno et cetera tereti praeterquam ad extremum,” id. 21, 8, 10: “cuncta potest ... vetustas, Praeterquam curas attenuare meas,” Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 17.—With etiam, quoque, tum vero, besides, = not only ... but also: “malum, praeterquam atrox, etiam novum,” Liv. 22, 53, 6; 30, 6, 4 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf. id. 6, 24, 7: “Syracusarum oppugnatio ad finem venit, praeterquam vi ac virtute ducis, intestinā etiam proditione adjuta,” id. 25, 23: “lusit ... praeterquam Decembri mense, aliis quoque festis ac profestis diebus,” Suet. Aug. 71: “declamaverat Antonius praeterquam semper alias, tum vero nimium quantum delectabiliter,” Gell. 15, 1, 1: praeterquam si, except when, unless: “hippopotamus tergoris impenetrabilis, praeterquam si umore madeat,” Plin. 8, 25, 39, § 95: praeterquam quod, except that: “omnes mihi labores fuere leves, praeterquam tui carendum quod erat,” Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 20: “praeterquam quod sine te, ceterum satis commode, etc.,” Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 14, 1: “praeterquam quod ita Quintio placeret,” Liv. 35, 25: “amissio nullius animae, praeterquam navis,” but ... only, Vulg. Act. 27, 22.—With praeterea: “praeter enim quam quod comitia illa essent armis gesta servilibus, praeterea, etc.,” Cic. Leg. 3, 19, 45.—
II. For praeterquam quod, except that, Plin. 20, 10, 42, § 108.
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 brother Quintus, 2.14.1
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