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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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• direction:
    1. I. The act of directing towards: dīrectio: the d. of the reason towards truth, d. rationis ad veritatem, Quint. (or expr. by verb: v. to direct, I.).
    2. II. The act of pointing out: monstrātio (as of a way): Ter.
    3. III. Line of motion:
      1. 1. cursus, ūs, m.: to keep the same d., cursum tenere, Caes.: v. course.
      2. 2. ĭter, via: v. way, route, path. (N.B. Not directio, in this sense.) Phr.: in a straight d., rectâ viâ, Cic.
    4. IV. Line of observation:
      1. 1. pars, rtis, f.: in the d. in which the legion had marched, in ea p. quam in p. legio iter fecisset, Caes.
      2. 2. rĕgio, ōnis, f.: v. quarter. Phr.: to charge in two d.s, bipartito signa inferre, Caes.: to be borne one in one d., another in another, alios alio ferri, Sall.: in whatever d. he marched, quacumque iter fecit, Cic.: to wander in what d. one pleases, vagari qua velis, Cic.: in what d. soever you look, quocunque aspicias, Ov.: in all d.s, passim, Caes.: Cic.: in every d., quoquoversus, Caes.: Cic.: in both d.s, utroque, Cic.: Liv.: in a downward d., deorsum versus, Cato: in an upward d., sursum versus, Cic.: in the d. of Brundusium, Brundusium versus, Cic.: in the d. of the Ocean, ad Oceanum versus, Caes.: in the d. of Gaul, in Galliam versus, Caes.: v. towards.
    5. V. Regulation:
      1. 1. rĕgĭmen, ĭnis, n.: the d. of the whole magistracy was in the hands of Appius, r. totius magistratus penes Appium erat, Liv.: Tac.: Suet.
      2. 2. gŭbernātio: the d. of a plan, consilii g., Cic.: v. control.
      3. 3. admĭnistrātio: v. management. Phr.: under the d. of Tiberius, auspiciis Tiberii, Tac. (v. auspices): to be under the d. of another, in arbitrio alterius (alieni arbitrii) esse, Tac.
    6. VI. Instruction to act in a certain way:
      1. 1. praescriptio: this d. of nature, haec p. naturae, Cic.
      2. 2. praeceptum: to act according to d., ad praescriptum agere, Caes.: according to Cicero's d., ex p. Ciceronis, Sall.: v. injunction, instruction. Phr.: to submit to the d. of the senate, in patrum auctoritate esse, Liv.
    7. VII. The address of a letter: inscriptio: v. to address (V.).
    8. VIII. Office or body of directors: curatores: v. director.