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polite

Dictionary entries

  • politus, polita, politum:

    Adjective · 1st declension

    Frequency:
    Lesser

    = refined, polished;

    Entry →
    voc. sg. (m.)
  • polio, polire, polivi, politus:

    Verb · 4th conjugation

    Frequency:
    Lesser

    = smooth, polish; refine, give finish to;

    Entry →
    voc. sg. perf. pass. part.
    pl. pres. act. imp. 2nd

Examples

  • Publius Papinius Statius

    Liber Septimus

    Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID

    "...equo, genitusque Heliconide nympha Aetion, caesoque infamis fratre Polites, conatusque toris uittatam attingere Manto Lampus: in hunc sacras..."
  • Publius Papinius Statius

    Liber Quartus

    Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE

    "...Telchines in antris nec stolidus Brontes nec, qui polit arma deorum, Lemnius exigua potuisset ludere massa. nec torva..."
  • P

    Aeneid V

    P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid

    "...parvus ovantem nomen avi referens Priamus, tua clara, Polite, progenies, auctura Italos; quem Thracius albis portat equus bicolor..."
  • M

    Liber Quartus

    Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus

    "...primum enim ipsa illa, quae subtiliter disserenda erant, polite apteque dixerunt tum definientes, tum partientes, ut vestri etiam..."
  • G

    Liber I

    Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM

    "...Audivi causas agentem acriter et ardenter, nec minus polite et ornate, sive meditata sive subita proferret. Adsunt aptae..."

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