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

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Contents (2 entries · 8 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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• vague:
      1. 1. văgus: to have no v. and doubtful opinion, habere non errantem et v. opinionem, Cic. N. D. 2, 1, 2: giving very v. reasons for his absence, redditis caussis absentiae admodum v., Tac. A. 6, 15.
      2. 2. incertus (not fixed): a very v. hope, spes incertissima, Cic. Sest. 22, 50.
      3. 3. dŭbius (uncertain, undetermined): v. things, quae d. sunt, opp. certa atque concessa, Cic. Div. 2, 51, 106. v. words, d. verba, opp. aperta, Quint. 7, 2, 48: d. jus, opp. certum, ib. 12, 3, 6.
      4. 4. anceps, cĭpĭtis (which may turn out in one of two ways, doubtful): a v. oracle, a. oraculum, Liv. 9, 3, ad med.
      5. 5. ambĭguus (capable of two interpretations): v. words, verba a., Cic. Or. 29, 102: a. scriptum, id. Top. 25, 96: a. oracula, id. Div. 2, 56, 115.
      6. 6. caecus: a v. surmise, c. suspicio, id. Fam. 6, 7, 4.
      7. 7. obscūrus (indistinct): Heraclitus is very v., valde Heraclitus o. (Gr. ὁ σκοτεινός), id. Div. 2, 64, 133: o. poeta, ib. 132: o. res, Lucr. 1, 932.
      8. 8. invŏlūtus (intricate): res i., Cic. Or. 29, 102. Join: obscurus and caecus, obscurus and ignotus, obscurus and suspensus, flexiloquus and obscurus, id. Div. 2, 56, 115 (q. v. for. dif. between obscurus and ambiguus). Phr.: he gave v. explanations, nullas probabiles caussas afferebat, Tac. A. 6, 14: I begin to have some v. recollection, in memoriam regredior quasi per nebulam, Plaut. Capt. 5, 4, 25: v. suspicions, suspiciones imbecillae, Tac. A. 2, 76.
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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• VAGUE
incertus (uncertain; e.g., answer, reply, responsum): dubius (doubtful): suspensus et obscurus (that is unsettled or involved in obscurity; e.g., words, verba; Tac., Ann., 1, 11, 2): ambiguus (that is capable of two-fold interpretation; oracle, oraculum): inconstans (inconstant): anceps (that cannot be relied upon, with regard to character as well as respecting its result). A vague report, rumor incertus or non firmus. To hear some vague report, quasi per nebulam audire aliquid (Vid: Plaut., Capt., 5, 4, 26, and Pseud., I, 5, 48).