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ūbertas (on coins also VBERITAS; v. Rasche, Lex. Rei Num. V. 2, p. 759), ātis, f. id.,
I.richness, fulness, plenteousness, plenty, abundance, copiousness, fruitfulness, fertility, productiveness (class.; syn.: fecunditas, copia).
I. Lit.: “mammarum,” Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 128: “Asia ubertate agrorum ... facile omnibus terris antecellat,” id. Imp. Pomp. 6, 14: “amnium fontiumque,” Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 41: “ubertas in percipiendis fructibus,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227: “frugum et fructuum,” id. N. D. 3, 36, 68; cf.: rami bacarum ubertate incurvescere, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69: “vini (opp. frumenti inopia),” Suet. Dom. 7: “pabuli,” Plin. 37, 13, 77, § 201: “lactis,” id. 22, 22, 39, § 82: “piscium,” Just. 18, 3: “praedae,” id. 25, 1: “opum,” Sil. 15, 412.—
II. Trop.
A. Of mind, character, etc., richness, fulness: “ubertates et copiae virtutis,” Cic. N. D. 2, 66, 167: “ingenii,” id. post Red. in Sen. 1, 1; id. Marcell. 2, 4: “immortalis ingenii ubertas beatissima,” Quint. 10, 1, 109; Ambros. Fug. Saec. 8, 48: “utilitatis,” Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 195.—
B. Of style or language, copiousness, fulness: “ubertas in dicendo et copia,” Cic. de Or. 1, 12, 50: “ubertas et quasi silva dicendi,” id. Or. 3, 12: “illa Livii lactea ubertas,” Quint. 10, 1, 32: “verborum,” id. 10, 1, 13; 10, 1, 109; 12, 2, 23: “oratoris,” Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 1; Gell. 12, 1, 24.
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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