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sphaera (post-class. sphēra ; once sphĕra , Prud. Apoth. 278), ae, f., = σφαῖρα,
I.a ball, globe, sphere (pure Lat. globus, Cic. N. D. 2, 18, 47).
II. In partic.
A. A globe or sphere made to represent the heavenly bodies, Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21 sq.; 1, 17, 28; id. Tusc. 1, 25, 63; 5, 23, 64; id. N. D. 2, 35, 88; id. de Or. 3, 40, 162.—
B. A globe, one of the great bodies of the universe, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 4, 8; Mart. Cap. 7, § 741.—
C. A ball for playing with (syn. follis), Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 6, 88; 5, 11, 134; Amm. 21, 14, 1; “in the hand of a statue,id. 25, 10, 2.
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