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vĕtĕrānus , a, um, adj. id.,
I.old, veteran (in technical lang.): “boves,Varr. R. R. 1, 20, 2: “pecus,Col. 6, 2, 9: “gallinae,id. 8, 5, 6: “vitis,id. 3, 15, 3: “mancipia,Dig. 39, 4, 16: “hostis,Liv. 21, 6, 5: miles veteranus, or simply veteranus, an old tried soldier, a veteran soldier, a veteran: “milites,Cic. Phil. 3, 2, 3: “veterani,Caes. B. C. 3, 24; Cic. Phil. 11, 14, 37; Liv. 37, 20, 2; 40, 39, 4; Sen. Ben. 3, 33, 1; 5, 24, 1; cf.: “legiones veteranae,” i. e. composed of veterans, Caes. B. G. 1, 24.—
II. Trop., experienced, skilled: “veteranis manibus libros evolvite,Vop. Aur. 39.
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    • Caesar, Gallic War, 1.24
    • Cicero, Philippics, 11.14.37
    • Cicero, Philippics, 3.2.3
    • Caesar, Civil War, 3.24
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 40, 39.4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 37, 20.2
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 21, 6
    • Seneca, de Beneficiis, 3.33.1
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 3.15.3
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 6.2.9
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 8.5.6
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