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

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Contents (2 entries · 9 senses)
S&H Smith & Hall (1)
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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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• acuteness:
    1. I. Physical: of the senses:
      1. 1. ăcies, ēi, f. (esp. of the eyes): to sharpen the a. of the eyes, a. oculorum exacuere, Cic.: Plin.
      2. 2. ăcūmen, ĭnis, n.: to be racked with a. of pain, dolorum acuminibus tortari, Arnob. (rare in this sense).
      3. 3. Expr. by adj. or phr.: as, on account of the a. of the pain, propter acutos dolores (v. acute): when the a. of pain comes on, dolorum cum admoventur faces, Cic.
    2. II. Of the intellect:
      1. 1. ăcĭes: to study something with all the a. of the intellect, omni a. ingenii contemplari aliquid, Cic.
      2. 2. ăcūmen: the a. of intellects, ingeniorum acumen, Cic.
      3. 3. subtīlĭtas: a. of opinions, s. sententiarum, Cic.: that a. which they call Attic, ea s. quam Atticam appellant, Cic.: Tac.: v. keenness, shrewdness.
      4. 4. Expr. by adj., etc.: comp. supr. (I. fin.): a person remarkable for his a., vir naris emunctae, Hor.
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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• ACUTENESS
  • ingenii acumen or acies (the former implying more of depth; of original and inventive ability) and acumen only: perspicacitas: prudentia perspicax (insight, taking in all at one glance): subtilitas (fine discrimination): sagacitas (the power of accurate investigation). Acuteness in disputation, acumen disserendi. To possess natural acuteness, natura acutum esse.
  • Of sight, acies oculorum.