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vĕternus , a, um, adj. vetus,
I.of great age, old, ancient (only post-class.).
I. Adj.: “rupes,” Fulg. Myth. 1 praef.: “silentia,” Prud. Cath. 9, 68.—
II. Subst.: vĕter-nus , i, m. *
A. Old age, age, Stat. Th. 6, 94.—
B. Old dirt (post-Aug. and very rare), Col. 4, 24, 6; App. M. 9, p. 223.—
C. Lethargy, somnolence (as a disease of aged people).
1. Lit.: “num eum veternus aut aqua intercus tenet?” Plaut. Men. 5, 4, 3.—Of the deep, long sleep or torpidity of bears, Plin. 8, 36, 54, § 127.—
2. Trop., drowsiness, dulness, sluggishness, sloth (freq., but not in Cic.), Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 4 (cited ap. Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 3); Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 10; Verg. G. 1, 124; Cat. 17, 24; Col. 7, 5, 3; 7, 10, 4; App. Flor. 3, p. 357.
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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