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prospectus , ūs, m. prospicio.
B. Transf.
1. Sight, view: “aliquem in prospectum populi Romani producere,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 122: “cum jam extremi essent in prospectu,to be in sight, Caes. B. G. 5, 10; cf. Hirt. B. Afr. 62: “lugubris,Tac. H. 1, 4: “praeclarus,Cic. Ac. 2, 25, 80: “praebere prospectum navium,Liv. 27, 23: “prospectum eripiens oculis,Verg. A. 8, 254.—
2. Poet., sight, vision: “late Aequora prospectu metior,Ov. H. 10, 28.—
II. Trop.
A. Regard, respect (post-class.): “cujus rationem prospectumque Bias non habuit,Gell. 5, 11, 10; so, “prospectum officii deponere,Val. Max. 5, 1, 3 ext.
B. Foresight (eccl. Lat.): “humanus prospectus,Tert. Spect. 1.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (12):
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 2.22
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 5.10
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.1.122
    • Plautus, Miles Gloriosus, 3.1
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 8.254
    • Old Testament, 2 Maccabees, 13.5
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 1.4
    • Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum, 53
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 10, 32
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 27, 23
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 5.11.10
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 5.1.3
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