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spēcŭla , ae, f. dim. spes; cf. recula, from res,
I.a slight hope (rare but class.): “estne quid in te speculae?Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 9; id. Cas. 2, 4, 27: “ulla nec specula est,id. Rud. 3, 3, 3; Cic. Clu. 26, 72: “oblectabar speculā,id. Fam. 2, 16, 5: “cassae speculae renuntias fortiter,App. M. 6, p. 175, 17: “tenui speculā solabar clades ultimas,id. ib. 10, p. 253, 5.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 2.16.5
    • Cicero, For Aulus Cluentius, 26.72
    • Plautus, Casina, 2.4
    • Plautus, Persa, 2.5
    • Plautus, Rudens, 3.3
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