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ōtium ī, n

1 AV-, leisure, vacant time, freedom from business: tantumne ab re tuāst oti tibi? T.: non minus oti quam negoti: otium inertissimum.—Ease, inactivity, idleness: vitam in otio agere, T.: genus amantissimum oti: languere otio: magna otia caeli, Iu.: ducere otia segnia, O.—Leisure, time: vellem tantum haberem oti, ut possem, etc.: ad scribendum: litteratum: auscultandi, time to hear, T.: cum est otium, legere soleo, when I have time: si modo tibi est otium, if you have time.—Rest, repose, quiet, peace: pax, tranquillitas, otium: mollia peragebant otia, enjoyed calm repose, O.: insolens belli diuturnitate oti, Cs.: ex maximo bello tantum otium totae insulae conciliavit, N.: studia per otium concelebrata, in times of peace: studia ignobilis oti, V.: spolia per otium legere, at their ease, L.: quam libet lambe otio, Ph.—The fruit of leisure: Excutias oculis otia nostra tuis, i. e. poems, O.

Lewis, Charlton, T. An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. American Book Company. 1890.

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