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

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S&H Smith & Hall (2)
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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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• chatter (v.):
    1. I. To utter inarticulate sounds: balbūtio, 4: the blackbird sings in the summer, c.s in the winter, canit aestate, hieme b. merula, Plin.: Cic.: v. to babble.
    2. II. To talk nonsense: garrĭo, balbūtio, effūtĭo: v. to babble.
    3. III. To clatter together (of the teeth):
      1. 1. crĕpĭto, 1: my teeth c., crepito dentibus, Pl.: Ov.
      2. 2. strīdeo, 2; or strīdo, 3: the patient's teeth c., aeger dentibus stridet, Cels.
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• chatter, chattering (subs.)
    1. I. An inarticulate noise; esp. of birds:
      1. 1. clāmor: the c. of cranes, c. gruum, Lucr.: v. noise.
      2. 2. clangor: applied to the noise made by various birds, as, cranes, Stat.; sparrows, Cic.; geese, Liv.
    2. II. Idle talk: garrŭlĭtas: Ov.: Quint.: v. babble.
    3. III. A noise made by the teeth:
      1. 1. crĕpĭtus, ūs: a c. of the teeth, dentium c., Cic.
      2. 2. strīdor: a c. of the teeth, s. dentium, Cels.
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• CHATTER
1.
  • v. of some birds, strepere: of the raven, crocire: crocitare.
  • Of the teeth: to chatter with one’s teeth, dentibus crepitare. His teeth chatter, dentes colliduntur.
  • Talk idly, etc., garrire: blaterare: hariolari: alucinari: nugari: fabulari: confabulari: fabulari inter se: sermones caedere. SYN. in BABBLE.
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  • s. strepitus.
  • Idle prate, garritus (late): confabulatio (late): garrulitas, loquacitas (loquacity). Sometimes gerrae: nugae (the former only in comedy: the senseless words of a foolish person: nugae, trifling stuff): fabulae (idle talk, with no foundation in fact): ineptiae (silliness; silly talk).