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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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• match (subs.):
    1. I. Equal in contest: pār, păris, adj.: not even the gods were a m. for them, quibus ne dii quidem immortales p. esse possint, Caes. B. G. 4, 7: Hor. So, no m. for, impar: Virg. Aen. 1, 475.
    2. II. A contest: certāmen: v. contest.
    3. III. A marriage alliance:
      1. 1. condĭtio: to seek a m. for one's daughter, c. filiae quaerere, Liv. 3, 45, extr.: he could make sure of any m. he chose, nullius c. non habebat potestatem, Nep. Att. 12, init.
      2. 2. nuptiae, arum: a m.-maker, nuptiarum conciliator, Nep. l. c.: to force any one into a m., in n. conjicere aliquem, Ter. Andr. 3, 4, 23: v. marriage.
    4. IV. For kindling: sulphŭrātum; found only in pl.: Mart. 1, 41, 4. A lighted m., perh. fax, ignĭcŭlus; stuppa ardens: v. firebrand.
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• match (v.): aequo, ădaequo, exaequo, 1: v. to equal. Phr.: to match, consĭmĭlis (exactly resembling): Pl.: Cic.
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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• MATCH
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  • s. One equal to another, or that suits another, par (equal): similis (like): to be a match for, alicui parem esse (e.g., bello), non inferiorem esse aliquo: not to be a match for anyone, alicui imparem esse; inferiorem esse aliquo; aliquem sustinere non posse: to be a match for anything, alicui rei parem esse (e.g., negotiis): rem sustinere (e.g., molem).
  • Marriage [Vid: MARRIAGE]: to make a good match [Vid: To MARRY well].
  • A contest in a game, certamen; contentio; e.g., decertare cum aliquo contentione currendi (after Cic., in a running match).
  • Anything used for ignition, sulfuratum (a brimstone match, Mart.): *fissula igniaria (any small match in common use): *virga incendiaria; *funiculus incendiarius, or *fomes tormentarius (used in discharging cannon).
2. v. jungere; conjungere; copulare [Vid: MARRY]: componere; comparare; miscere. Vid: SUIT.