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decuisse

Dictionary entries

  • deceo, decere, decui, -:

    Verb · 2nd conjugation · Impersonal

    Frequency:
    Frequent
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

    = it is fitting/right/seemly/suitable/proper; it ought; become/adorn/grace;

    Entry →
    perf. act. infin.

Examples

  • Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    de Spectaculis

    Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial) from EPIGRAMMATON LIBRI

    "...ignota spectandum mole leonem, herculeas potuit qui decuisse manus, et uolucrem longo porrexit uulnere pardum. Praemia cum tandem..."
  • Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    Liber II

    Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    "...tanta indulgentia cunno quem nec casta potest iam decuisse Venus. Perpetuam di te faciant Philerotis amicam, o mater..."

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