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rē-stagno , āre, v. n.,
I.to run over, overflow; of bodies of water: “paludes restagnantes,” Liv. 44, 46, 5: “ostium amnis,” id. 44, 6, 15; Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 34: “restagnantis fecit maris unda paludem,” Ov. M. 11, 364: “flumen,” Luc. 4, 89: “palus,” Sil. 8, 382; Col. 2, 12, 5; 8, 15, 3.—Transf., of the inundated place: “late is locus restagnat,” is overflowed, Caes. B. C. 2, 24 fin.; cf.: “arva palude,” Sil. 4, 752.
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 (8):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 11.364
    • Caesar, Civil War, 2.24
    • Lucan, Civil War, 4.89
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 5.34
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 46
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 6
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 2.12.5
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 8.15.3
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