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sesquipedali

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  • sesquipedalis, sesquipedalis, sesquipedale:

    Adjective · 3rd declension

    Frequency:
    Lesser

    = of a foot and a half; (of words) foot and half long;

    Entry →
    abl. sg. (all)
    dat. sg. (all)

Examples

  • Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    Liber VII

    Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    "...senos puerum numerantem perdidit annos, mentula cui nondum sesquipedalis erat. 10 Quis puer hic nitidis absistit Ianthidos undis..."
  • G

    Poems

    Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems

    "...melior: nam sine dentibus est. hic dentis sesquipedalis, gingivas vero ploxeni habet veteris, praeterea rictum qualem diffissus..."

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