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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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• writing:
    1. I. Act of writing:
      1. 1. scriptio: soreness of the eyes which hinders my w., lippitudo quae impediat scriptionem meam, Cic. Att. 10, 17, 2: nothing is so useful for speaking as w., nulla res tantum ad dicendum proficit quantum scriptio, id. Brut. 24, 92.
      2. 2. scriptūra: constant and diligent w., assidua ac diligens scriptura, Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 150.
    2. II. The thing written:
      1. 1. scriptum: when the meaning of the writer seems to disagree with the actual w., quum videtur scriptoris voluntas cum scripto ipso dissentire, Auct. Her. 1, 11, 19: the w.s of Lucilius, scripta Lucili, Hor. S. 1, 10, 56.
      2. 2. scriptūra: that the w. might not perish with the poet, ne cum poeta scriptura evanesceret, Ter. Hec. prol. alt. 5.
      3. 3. tăbŭlae, arum (documents): w.s in Greek characters, tabulae Graecis litteris confectae, Caes. B. G. 1, 29.
      4. 4. charta (paper): I fear lest my very w. may betray me, charta ipsa ne nos prodat pertimesco, Cic. Att. 2, 20. Misc. Phrr.: the art of w., ars scribendi, Cic.: *ars scriptoria (Ruhn.): love of w., scribendi alacritas, Cic. Att. 16, 3: a w.-case, scrinium: Hor.: w.-ink, *scriptorium atramentum, Cels.: a w.-pen, calamus scriptorius, Cels.; calamus fissipes, Aus. Ep. 7, 49: *penna scriptoria (late): v. pen: w.-paper, *charta scriptoria (Kr.): w.-tablet, codicilli, orum: Cic.: pugillares, ium: Suet.: Plin.: a w.-desk, *mensa scriptoria (Kr.): a w.-master, *magister artis scribendi, artis scriptoriae magister (Kr.).