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octōni , ae, a,
I.num. distr. adj. [octo].
I. Eight each, eight at a time, by eights: “cum alii octonos lapides ecfodiunt,” Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 66: “partes,” Varr. L. L. 9, § 30 Müll.: “hujus generis octoni ordines ducti,” Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 8: “imperat Bellovacis decem, octona Pictonibus,” id. ib. 7, 75, 3: “octona milia peditum praetoribus data,” Liv. 32, 28.—
II. In gen., eight: “octonis iterum natalibus actis,” Ov. M. 13, 753: “anni,” id. ib. 5, 50.— Sing.: octonus (late Lat.) numerus, the number eight, Hil. prol. in Psa. 14.
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 (5):
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 7.73.8
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 13.753
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 5.50
    • Plautus, Captivi, 3.5
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 32, 28
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