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

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Contents (2 entries · 3 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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• precipitous:
      1. 1. praeceps, cĭpĭtis: a steep and p. place, declivis ac p. locus, Caes. B. G. 4, 33: p. rocks, saxa praecipitia, Liv. 38, 23, init.: Cic.
      2. 2. dīrectus (steep, perpendicular): a p. mountain range, jugum d., Caes. B. C. 2, 24: a place with steep, p. sides, locus utraque ex parte directus, ib. 1, 43. So also, rectus: Liv. 21, 36, init.
      3. 3. praeruptus (steep and rugged): p. rocks, p. saxa, Cic. Verr. 5, 56, 145: Caes.: Hirt. (who has superl.). Less freq. abruptus (broken off sharp; sheer): Curt. 7, 11, init. (petra abscissa et abr.): Plin.: and deruptus: Tac.
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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• PRECIPITOUS
deruptus: praeceps: a precipitous rock overhanging the sea, rupes directa eminens in mare (Caes.).