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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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• proof (subs.):
    1. I. That which proves or makes certain:
      1. 1. dŏcŭmentum: most convincing p.s, maxima d., Sall. Cat. 9: to be a p. (of something), documento esse (foll. by rel. clause), Caes. B. C. 3, 10. (Documentum more freq. carries with it the sense of a lesson or instance from which one may learn.)
      2. 2. argūmentum (evidence, convincing token): that is a convincing p. that, id magno a. est (foll. by acc. and inf.), Cic. Ph. 2, 16, 40: so, it is sufficient p. that ..., satis est argumenti, id. Quint. 12, extr. Join: [certissima] argumenta atque indicia [sceleris], id. Cat. 3, 6, 13.
      3. 3. indĭcium (token, indication; esp. of guilt): p.s and traces of poison, ind. atque vestigia veneni, id. Clu. 10, 30: cf. supr. (2). Also in good sense, indicium benevolentiae, id. Fam. 7, 6.
      4. 4. signum: v. sign.
    2. II. A course or mode of demonstration: perh. rătio demonstrandi s. probandi: v. to prove. Sometimes, argumentum may serve (when there is one main point in the demonstration): so in pl., the points (leading heads) in a p., puncta argumentorum, Cic. de Or. 2, 41, 177: v. argument.
    3. III. Act of proving: in phr., difficult of proof; difficile probatu: Cic. Tusc. 5, init.: a statement difficult of p., *quod vix satis firmis argumentis probari possit: v. to prove.
    4. IV. Trial; expĕrīmentum; or expr. by experior, 4 (to make proof of): v. trial; to try. Phr.: armour of p., *arma quae usu comprobata sunt (?).
    5. V. Specimen sheet struck off by a printer: plăgŭla: Schneider pref. Vitr.: Orell.: to correct p.s, p. corrigere.
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• proof (adj.): expr. by verb: p. against argument, *quem nulla argumenta movere possunt: p. against corruption, *qui nullo pretio labefactari potest, cf. Cic. Clu. 68, 194: intrepidity p. against all terrors, *animi praesentia quam nulli metus frangere neque debilitare possunt: v. to prevail on; shake, overcome, etc.
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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  • The act or mode of proving, probatio (in the Dig., also of proving before a court of justice): demonstratio (a showing by strong proof; in Vitr., 9, praef., 4, also of mathematical proof): argumentatio (by argument). To bring proof of anything [Vid: To PROVE]: it is difficult of proof, difficile est probatu.
  • Convincing argument, argumentum: ratio. To bring or allege proofs, argumenta or rationes afferre: to derive proofs from, argumenta ex re ducere, sumere, eruere (☞ a proof of anything, not argumentum pro aliqua re, but argumentum quo aliquid esse demonstratur, etc.): to bring many proofs for the existence of a God, multis argumentis Deum esse docere: that is no proof, nullum verum id argumentum est to produce or allege many proofs for that opinion, multa in eam partem probabiliter argumentari (Liv.). ☞ Argumentum is often left out when an adjective is used; e.g., “the strongest proof for this is, “, etc., firmissimum hoc afferri videtur, quod, etc. (Cic.)
  • Sign, token, signum: indicium: specimen (a visible sign; ☞ not in the plur.): documentum sui (sign of one’s ability): rudimentum, tirocinium (first sign of one’s proficiency in an art, etc.). To give or furnish a proof, rudimentum or tirocinium ponere; documentum sui dare (of one’s ability): specimen alicujus rei dare; significationem alicujus rei facere (e.g., probitatis): to serve as a proof, signo, indicio, documento esse.
  • Attempt to ascertain the quality of a person or thing, tentatio: tentamen: experimentum (an attempt, in order to gain experience): periculum (an attempt, attended with some risk). To make proof of a thing, experimentum alicujus rei capere; periculum alicujus rei or in aliqua re facere; aliquid tentare, experiri, or periditari; fidem alicujus explorare (to put to the proof).
  • (In printing) trial sheet, *periculum typographicum (Ruhnken); *plagula exempli causa typis exscripta.
2. adj., fidelis; (of armor, etc.) ad omnes ictus tutus (Liv.); impervius ferro: the mind is proof against misfortunes, animus malis sufficit (Ov.): virtue is proof against all force, nulla vi potest labefactari virtus (Cic.).