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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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    1. I. In gen. sense:
      1. 1. vis, vim, vi, pl. vīres (most gen. term): great s. and swiftness of horses, celeritas et vis equorum, Cic. Div. 1, 70, 144: but where physical s. is meant, often pl.: the s. (physical powers) of a youth, a bull, an elephant, vires adolescentis, tauri, elephanti, id. Sen. 9, 27: (but, vis corporis, bodily s., Sall. Cat. init.): to gather fresh s., sumere vires, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 85. Phr.: with all one's s., omnibus viribus: v. might.
      2. 2. firmĭtas (capacity of resistance: whereas vis, vires, denote esp. s. as active): s. of timber, f. materiae, Caes. B. C. 2, 11: s. of constitution, f. corporis, Cic. Ph. 2, 25, 63: s. (unshaken firmness) of mind, f. animi, Cic. Sext. 44, 95. Join: firmitas viresque (including all kinds of s. and force), id. Am. 13, 46: firmitas et vigor [vocis], Gell. 2, 3.
      3. 3. firmĭtūdo (= firmitas): such was the s. of the work (a bridge), tanta erat f. pontis, Caes. B. G. 4, 17.
      4. 4. rōbur, ŏris, n. (great s., solidity: usu. fig.): greatness and s. of a lofty mind, animi excelsi magnitudo ac r., Cic. Off. 1, 5: to add s. (weight) to a canvass, petitioni r. afferre, id. Planc. 8, 21.
      5. 5. nervi, orum (sinews: by meton. = powers exerted): to put forth all one's s., omnes n. contendere, Cic. Verr. Act. 1, 12: v. nerve (II.). Phr.. to have s., valēre: to have more s., very much s., plus valere, plurimum valere (whether in lit. or fig. sense): to recover health and s., convalescere (v. to recover): se confirmare, Cic. Fam. 16, 1: v. strong, to be.
    2. II. Fig.: of various qualities having an analogy to signification (I.): Phr.: wine of (great) s. vinum ingentium virium, Cels. 3, 19 vinum validum, Plin. (v. strong): s. of medicine, medicamenti vis, virtus (v. efficacy): as an attribute of style and thought, nervi, Cic. Or. 19, 62: Hor.
    3. III. In milit. lang., expr. by quantae, tantae copiae: also by nŭmĕrus, multĭtūdo: v. force, number.