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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• game (subs.):
    1. I. Amusement, diversion:
      1. 1. lūdus (including all kinds of sport): they devise some new g. for themselves while they are at leisure, novum sibi excogitant in otio l., Cic. de Or. 3, 15, 58. Esp. in pl., of the public games: to celebrate g.s in honour of Apollo, ludos Apollini facere, Cic. Br. 20, 78 (v. to exhibit): on the day of the commencement of the g.s, quo die l. committebantur, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 4, fin.: splendid g.s, l. magnifici, ampli, sumptuosi, Cic.: sometimes joined with the name of the particular g.s, the g.s in honour of Ceres, l. Cerealia, Liv. 30, 39, extr.: at the (time of the) g.s, ludis, Pl. Cas. prol. 27: Cic. fr.
      2. 2. lūsus, ūs (the act of playing; any particular game: not in Cic., who has lusio, v. infr.): the g. of ball, l. trigon, Hor. S. 1, 6, 125 (= pila trigonalis, Mart. 14, 46, lem.): to relax the mind over a g. of draughts, laxare animum lusu calculorum, Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 5.
      3. 3. lūsio (= preced., but rare): laborious g.s, laboriosae l., Cic. Fin. 5, 20, 55: the g. of ball, l. pilae, Cic.
      4. 4. lūdĭcrum (both in sing. and plur., chiefly of public g.s, like ludi): the festival of the Olympic g.s, Olympiorum solenne l., Liv. 28, 7, ad fin.: the periodical celebration of the Isthmian g.s, Isthmiorum statum l., Liv.: to announce the celebration of g.s, ludicrum indicere, Liv.: to see the g.s, ludicra spectare, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 7: to compete in various kinds of g.s, vario ludicrorum genere contendere, Just. 7, 2, extr.
      5. 5. mūnus, ĕris, n. (esp. of gladiatorial or Circensian g.s, given by a magistrate): to exhibit magnificent g.s, m. magnificum dare, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 8, extr.: funeral g.s, m. funebre, Plin.: Suet.
      6. 6. ālea (of hazard): v. gambling. Phr.: to play a g. of draughts, latrunculis ludere, Sen. (v. draughts): to be fond of the g. of ball, pilae studio teneri, Cic. (v. ball): the g. is mine (fig.), mea pila est, Pl. Truc. 4, 1, 9: to make g. of any one, aliquem ludificari, ludibrio habere (v. fool, phr.). Of the special games, some of the most important were, the Pythian g.s, Pythia, orum: the Isthmian, Isthmia, orum; also Isthmii ludi (and v. supr. 4): the g.s in honour of Flora, Floralia; of the Circus (generally), Circenses (sc. ludi), [not Circensia]: v. Dict. Ant. s. vv.
    2. II. Animals pursued in the chase:
      1. 1. fĕrae, arum (wild animals of any kind): to put up and hunt g., feras excitare, agitare, Cic. Off. 3, 17, 68 to snare g., f. captare, Virg. G. 1, 140.
      2. 2. vēnātio (the flesh of game; as food): to avoid indigestion by eating the best fish, birds, g., [optimo] piscatu, aucupio, v., vitare cruditatem, Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 23: many sorts of g., multa et varia v., Liv. 35, 49. med.: Cels.
      3. 3. fĕrīna caro: Sall. Jug. 18, init.: Plin.: also ferina alone, Virg. Aen. 1, 215. (N.B.--The above terms do not strictly include the flesh of birds, aucupium v. supr. exx.)