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scītāmenta , ōrum, n. 1. scitus, A. 2..
I. Delicate food, dainties (ante- and postclass.), Plaut. Men. 1, 3, 26: Matius ap. Gell. 20, 9, 3; Macr. S. 7, 14; App. M. 10, p. 245. —*
II. Trop., of figures of speech, niceties, prettinesses: 'Ομοιοτέλευτα ... καὶ ὁμοιόπτωτα ceteraque hujusmodi scitamenta, Gell. 18, 8, 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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    • Plautus, Menaechmi, 1.3
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 18.8.1
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 20.9.3
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