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ATE 
to mark a distinction. Ctc. Mid® formi¬ 
ca in os trilici grana congesserunt ; at 
Platoni, &c. -- II Opposition. Cic. 
Non foris at domi.-IT Used also to 
qualify an admission, or statement. 
Cic. Itaque antevertit; at quo die ? Id. 
Una mater oppugnat; at qu® mater, it is 
true that, &c., but then. So, Terent. Leno 
sum, at ita, &c.-11 It is often joined 
with other particles. Cic. Satis natur® 
fortasse; at patri® certe parum. Lie. 
Ceteri nihil contradicere, at enimvero. 
Cic. At contra quacumque iter fecit, 
&c. Plaut. At jam posthac temperabo. 
-IT In the beginning of a sentence, 
it often.serves as a transition-particle. 
Cic. At videte hominis audaciam. Id. 
At qu® est ista tertia decuria ? — IT It 
is often employed in anticipating an 
objection. Cic. At l®tatus sum. Quid? 
ergo in tanta l®titia, &c., but you will 
say that I rejoiced. - IT Also, in the 
figure of speech by which a person im¬ 
mediately replies to a question which 
he has proposed himself. Cic. Quid 
tandem iinpedit te ? mosne majorum ? 
at pers®pe, Ac., but then, and yet. Id. 
Quid porro qu®rendum est ? factumne 
sit ? at constat. A quo ? at patet.- 
IT At least. Cic. Obsecravit, tit aliquant, 
si non propinquitatis, at ®tatis su® 
rationem haberet. Id. Si non bonatn, 
at aliquant rationem afferre. -IT It 
sometimes implies concession. Cic. 
Non ita laudat Curionem. At potest 
ille aliquid prstermittere, indeed, to be 
sure. IT It also expresses entreaty, in¬ 
vocation. Cic. At per deos immortales, 
quid est, quod de hoc dici possit ? Horat. 
At o deorum quisquis in c®lo regis.- 
IT Also, execration, and imprecation. 
Terent. At te dii, de®que perduint, 
may the gods. - IT Threatening. 
Plaut. At tibi ego oculunt excutiam tu- 
um, begone, or I will, &c. -IT Aston¬ 
ishment and indignation. Terent. Exi 
foras, sceleste ; at etiam restitas.- 
IT As an explicative. Horat. At illi 
feeda cicatrix, &c., for a scar had dis¬ 
figured. -IT At enim, at vero, and at 
etiam, are often used to give vehemence 
to the expression.-IT At at, or atat. 
See At at. 
ITaBOLOS, i, m. a burning hot wind, 
sometimes felt in the southern part of Italy, 
the sirocco. Horat. Montes quos torret 
Atabulus. 
XTXCiNUS. See A tax. 
ATXGEN. Same as Attagen. 
XTXLANTA, ®, and XTXLaNTe, es, f. 
' AraXavry, daughter of Schxneus, cele¬ 
brated for her speed in running. \ - 
IT Also, a daughter of Jasius, and a cele¬ 
brated huntress, of whom Meleager was 
enamored. Ovid. — Hence, Atalant®us, 
a, um, adj. of Aialanta. Stat. 
XTALANTIXDeS, ffi, m. Parlhenopceus, 
the son of Atalanta. Stat. 
ATARGXTIS, or ADARGXTrS, is, and 
AT aRGATA, ®, f. an Assyrian goddess, 
called also Derccto and Derce. Plin. 
XTaRNITeS, ®, m. Hcrmias, prince of 
Atamea, in Mysia. Ovid. 
AT AT, or ATAT, interject, expressing 
3 surprise, astonishment. 0! strange; 
0 ! wonderful; ha! you do not say so! 
Terent. At at data hercle verba mihi 
sunt, ah! —•— IT Fear. Terent. Miii- 
tem secum ad te quantas copias addu- 
cere ? At at, ay, there's the rub. Plant. 
At at eccum ipsurn, but lo! here he 
comes ! -IT Grief. Plant. At at, pe- 
sii hercle ego miser, alas! -IT Some¬ 
times the same as at. Plaut. At at 
concedam hue: audio aperiri fores. 
ATAVIA (atavus), ffi, f. a greatgrand¬ 
father's or great grandmother’s grand¬ 
mother ; a fourth grandmother, impappri. 
Pandect. 
XTXVOS (for att® avus), i, m. a great 
grandfather’s or great grandmother's 
grandfather; a fourth grandfather, ei ri- 
irmriros. Pandect. -IT Also, an an¬ 
cestor. Horat. Atavis edite regibus. 
XTAX, SLcis, m. a river of Gallia ATarbo- 
nensis, now called the Aude. Plin. — 
Hence, Xt&clnus, a, um, adj. bom or 
living on the Atax. Mela. Colonia Ata- 
_ cm arum, the town of Narbo. 
iTSLLX, ®, f. ’’AreXXii, an ancient town 
of the Osci , in Campania. Cic. — Hence, 
ATH 
Atellanus, a, um, adj. Atellan, of Atella. 
Cic. Municipium Atellanum.-IT Atel- 
lana fabula, or Atellana, absol., a comic 
interlude or farce, which was invented at 
Atella. Liv -IT Atellanus, i, m. a 
player in an Atellan farce. Cic. Whence, 
Atellanlcus, and Atellanlus, a, urn, re¬ 
lating to an Atellan play. Sucton. Atel- 
lanicum exordium. Cic. Atellanius 
_ versus. 
aTER (unc.), atra, atrum, adj. black, coal- 
black,sable, dark, brown, dusk, dun, ttiger, 
obscurus, yehaf. See Albas and Pallas. 
Cic. Alba et atra discernere. Ovid. Fi¬ 
lins ater. Id. Ater capillus. Lucret. 
Ater sanguis. Horat. Atra nubes. Id. 
Atra nox. Ovid, color. Terent. panis. 
Virg. Atra venena. Id. Ater odor, 
smoke. Horat. Ater sinus, troubled, 
stormy. Virg. Atra tempestas, that 
overcasts the heavens. So, Id. Atra 
hiems. Id. Atrum nemus, shady. -—- 
IT Also, clothed in black. Horat. De- 
signatorem decorat lictoribus atris.- 
IT Also ,foul, loathsome. Horat. ut tur- 
piter atrum Desinat in piscem inulier 
formosa superne. Virg. Atra ingluvies. 
-IT Also, sad, gloomy, mournful, dis¬ 
mal. Propcrt. Extremi funeris atra dies. 
Virg. Atra cupressus. Lucret. Atrum 
funus. Horat. Atra mors. - IT Atri 
dies, unlucky days. Gell. - IT Also, 
obscure, difficult to comprehend. Stat. 
Ater Lycophron.-IT Also, sharp, cut¬ 
ting, severe, satirical, malignant. Horat. 
Atris versibus oblinere aliquem. Id. 
Atro dente aliquem petere. -IT Al¬ 
so, vexatious, gloomy, terrible, savage. 
Horat. Atra cura. Id. Atr® lites. 
Claudian. Atra fames. Lucret. Atra 
formido. Virg. Ater timor. Id. Atra 
tigris. Id. atraque late Horrescit stric- 
tis seges ensibus. Horat. Atr® vi¬ 
per®. - 11 Ovid. Hies atro signan- 
da lapillo: and Omnis calculus demitti- 
tur ater in urnam, h. e. in allusion to the 
practice of voting by white and black 
pebbles, the former acquitting, and the 
latter condemning the accused. 
XTeRNUM, i, n. a town in Italy, now 
Pescara. Liv. 
XTeRNOS, i, m. ’’Arepvos, a river of 
Italy, now called the Pescara. Plin. 
XTkSTE, is, n. a town in Italy, now Estc. 
Plin. — Hence, Atestlnus, a, um, adj. 
of Atcstc. Martial. 
ATHAMANIA, ®, f. a district of Greece, 
on the borders of Epirus and JEtolia. 
Liv. — Hence, Athamanes, um, the in¬ 
habitants of Athamania * Cic .—And Atha- 
manus, a, uin,adj. of Athamania. Pro- 
pert. Athamana litora. 
XTHAMANIS, idis, adject, f. a woman of 
Athamania. Ovid. 
ATHAMaNTIADeS (Athamas), ®, m. 
a son of Athamas. Ovid. 
XTHAMANTIS (Id.), idis, f, the daughter 
of Athamas, h. e. Helle. Ovul. 
ATHAMAS, antis, m. 'Addpa;, Athamas, 
king of Thessaly, son of JEolus, husband 
of Ino, and father of Helle, Meliccrta, 
Pliryxus, and Learchus. In aft of mad¬ 
ness, caused by the anger of Juno, he pur¬ 
sued his wife and his son Mclicerta, who, 
having thrown themselves into the sea, to 
escape his fury, were changed into sea-dei¬ 
ties ; Ino into Lcucotlica, and Meliccrta into 
Palmmon. Ovid. -IT Also, a mountain 
of Thessaly. Plin. -11 Hence, Atha- 
manticus, and Athamanteus, a,um,adj. 
of, from, or belonging to Athamas. Ovid. 
Athamanteus sinus. Plin. Memn Atha- 
manticum, bear' s-wnrt. 
XTHeNAE (’AOrjvai), arum, f. pi. Athens, 
the capital of Attica and principal city of 
Greece. — Hence Atheniensis, e, and 
Athemeus, a,um, adj. Athenian. JYepos. 
Civis Atheniensis. Lucret. Athemeis 
in mosnibus. -IT Athenienses, ium, 
the Athenians. Cic. 
XTHeNAIUM, i, n. 'ASfjvaiov, a place in 
Athens, dedicated to Minerva (Athene), 
to which the wits resorted to recite their 
works, &c. Lamprid. -IT Also ap¬ 
plied to similar places in other cities. 
Aurcl. Viet. Ludum ingenuarum arti- 
um, quod Athen®um vocant, constitu- 
ere, h. e. in Home. 
ATHE6S, and ATHEOS (c&cny), i, m. 
an atheist, one who denies the existence of 
Gods. Cic. 
ATL 
ATHeRA ( adfipa ), ®, f. a kind of pulse or 
gruel ; pup for children. Plin. 
ATHERIANOS, a, um, adject. Athenian. 
Cic. Tu istic te Atheriano jure delec- 
tato, h. c. probably so called from a ju¬ 
rist of tlie name of Atherius. 
ATHEROMA (adepoipa), &tis, n. a kind of 
swelling in the neck or arm-pits, so called 
from its containing matter like gruel. 
Cels. 
XTHESIS, is, m. ”A( hois, a. river of Cis¬ 
alpine Gaul, now the Adige. Virg. Athe- 
sis ainoenus. 
ATHEUS. See Atkeos. 
ATHLA, ®, f. See Athlon. 
XTHLeTA (dTAr/rr/s), ffi, m. a wrestler; 
a prize-fighter, champion, any one who ex¬ 
hibits at the public games, athlete. Cic. 
-If Figur. one who by practice has be¬ 
come skilful in any art. Varr. Pecuarii 
_ athletic. 
aTHLeTICe (athleticus), Adverb, stoutly, 
3 lustily, vigorously, athletically, a-SAqr:- 
ku. is. Plaut. 
aTHLeTICDS (atlileta), a, um, adj ath¬ 
letic, relating to an athlete, dOXyTtKos- 
Cels. Atbletico victu corpus firmare 
Gell. Ars athletica.-IT Athletica, ®, 
f. absol., the athletic art. Plin. 
ATHLON (aSXov), i, n. a prize of victory; 
3 also, the struggle for victory ; toil. Hy- 
gin. In athlo funebri. Petron. Hffic 
sunt vera athla. (Others read, h®c est 
vera athla.)- IT Athla is used in 
astrology to signify all the hardships and 
accidents incident to human life. Manil. 
ATH5S, or ATHo (fAQ'os), gen., dat., 
andabl.-o; acc. -o or-on ; and ATHON 
("AOtnv), onis, m. mount Athos , a moun¬ 
tain of Macedonia, now called Hagion 
Oros, or Monte Santo. Juvenal. Velifica- 
tus Athos. Virg. Aut Atho, aut Rho- 
dopen, aut alta Ceraunia telo Dejicit. 
ATILIOS, ii, m . Atilius, a Roman gentile 
name (nomen). Hence, Atilius, and 
Atilianus, a, um, adj. Atilian. Liv. Ati- 
lia lex. Cic. Atiliana prffidia. Valer. 
Max. Atiliana virtus, h. e. alluding to 
M. Atilius Rcgulus. 
aTINA, ®, f. w Ariva, a city of Latium. 
Virg. — Hence, Atlnas, atis, adj. of 
Atina. Cic. Atinas campus. Id. Ati- 
nates, the inhabitants of Atina. 
ATINIA, ffi, f. a sort of elm. Plin. 
ATINIUS, ii, m. a Roman gentile name 
(nomen). Hence, Atinius, a, um, 
Atinian. Gell. Atinia lex. 
ATIZoe (dritjaiy), es, f. a gem of a sil¬ 
very lustre. Plin. 
XTLaNTES (Atlas), um, m. ”ArXavrei, 
a barbarous people of Libya. Plin. See 
Atlas. 
XTLaNTeOS (Id.), a, um, adj. At- 
lantean, Atlantic, ’Arhavriio;. Ovid. 
Pleiades Atlante®. Horat. Atlanteus 
finis. Claudian. Atlantei recessus 
Oceani. 
XTLANTIXCOS (Id.), a, um, adj. Atlan¬ 
tic, Atlantean. Silius. Atlantiaco litore. 
Calpurn. Atlantiaci por.dus Olympi. 
h. e. borne by Atlas. Auson. Atlantiaco 
profundo. 
XTLANTIXDeS (Id.), ®, m. a sore or de¬ 
scendant of Allas, ’ArXavTidiys. Ovid. 
XTLANTIAS (Id.), adis, a daughter of 
Atlas. Silius. Atlantiadum sororum, 
li. e. the Pleiades. 
XTLANTICOS (Id.), a, urn, Atlantic, of 
Atlas, ’ArXavriK 6 ;. Cic. Atlanticum 
mare. Martial. Atlantica munera, h. e. 
wood that grew on mount Atlas. 
XTLANTI5N (Id), ii, n. the lowermost 
vertebra of the necn, the Atlas. Plin. 
ATLANTIS (Id.), idis, adject, femin. of 
or belonging to Atlas. Lucan. Sectos 
Atlantide silva. Propert. Atlantidos 
Calypsus. — Hence, absol., Atlantis (sc. 
filia), a daughter of Atlas. And Atlan- 
tides, um, the daughters of Atlas. Virg. 
Eo® Atlantides, file Pleiades. And At¬ 
lantis (sc. insula), an island of which 
many fables are related, but whose 
situation, if it ever had areal existence, 
is in the highest degree uncertain. Plin. 
ATLAS, antis, m. "ArXas, avros, a lofty 
mountain of Africa,fabled by the ancients to 
bear up the heavens. -IT Also, a king 
of Mauretania, father of the Pleiades and 
Hyades! -IT Also, a giant. Juvenal. 
Navum vocamus Atlanta.-IT Atlan- 
tes, um,colossal statues of men used instead , 
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