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essentĭa , ae, f. sum,
I.the being or essence of a thing; transl. of the Gr. οὐσία: “haec interpretatio (rhetorices) non minus dura est, quam illa Flavii essentia atque entia,” Quint. 2, 14, 2; 3, 6, 23; 8, 3, 33: “cupio, propitiis auribus tuis, essentiam dicere. Ciceronem auctorem hujus verbi habeo,” Sen. Ep. 58, 6.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 3, 6.23
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 2, 14.2
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 8, 3.33
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 58.6
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