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suspīrĭum , ii, n. id.,
I.a deep breath, a sighing, sigh.
I. Lit. (class.): “suspirium alte petere,” Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 58: “traxit ex intimo ventre,” id. Truc. 2, 7, 41: “crebrum suspirium,” Col. 6, 14, 2: si quis est in rerum naturā sine sollicitudine, sine suspirio, * Cic. Tusc. 4, 34, 72: idque ab exercitu cum suspirio videretur, Spart. Pers. 11.— Plur.: “quos numquam pungunt suspiria,” Prop. 3, 8 (4, 7), 27: “repetere,” Tib. 3, 6, 61: “ducere,” Ov. M. 1, 656: “ducere ab imo Pectore,” id. ib. 10, 402; 2, 125; 2, 774; “9, 537: cessant,” Mart. 10, 13, 19.—Of animals, Mart. 1, 110, 9.—
B. As a disease, shortness of breath, asthma (post-Aug. and very rare): “morbus, qui satis apte dici suspirium potest,” Sen. Ep. 54, 1: “suspirio laborare,” Col. 7, 5 fin.; Veg. Vet. 1, 10 fin.; 1, 38, 4.—
II. Transf., in gen., a breathing, breath, respiration (in post-Aug. poetry): “nec dat suspiria cursus Vulneris,” Luc. 9, 928; 4, 328; Sil. 11, 221.
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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