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capillos. — Also, topoison. Sueton. - 
IT See, also, Medicatus, a, um. 
MEDIC 6 R (Id.), aris, atus sum, dep. 1. to 
2 heal, cure, iarpevio. Virg. alicui. Id. 
"and Plin. aliquid. — Also, to impart 
healing powers. Virg. Occulte medicans. 
(See Medico.) -If Figur. to cure, rem¬ 
edy. Tcrcnt. alicui. Plaut. metum. 
MEDICOS (medeor), a, um, adj. healing, 
medicinal, medical, pertaining to healing, 
giro-, manus. Ovid, ars, physic, sur- 
trery. Plin. vis. — Hence, Medicus, a 
physician, a surgeon, iarpog. Cic. — 
Plin. Digitus medicus, or, simply, Auct. 
ad Hercnn. Medicus, the ring-finger. 
-11 Also, magical. Sil. 
MEDICOS (MijJtxoj), a, um, adj. in or of 
2 Media, pertaining to it. Median; some- 
" times, also, Persian, Assyrian. JTepos. 
vestis. Plin. arbor (same as Assyria), 
the orange-tree. Id. mala, oranges, cit¬ 
rons. — Sledica, sc. herba, lucerne. See 
Medica. 
MEDIk (medius), adv. moderately. QTacit. 
MEDIETAS (Id.), atis, f. the middle, midst, 
Ip lace in the middle, pcabryg. Cic. de 
Univ. c. 7, hesitated to use this word, 
but it is very common with later writers. 
— 11 Also, the middle, half, moiety. 
Pallad. -H Also, medium, middle way , 
middle course. Pandect. Medietatem 
quandam sequi. 
MEDILuNIA (medius &. luna), se, f. hulf- 
3 moon. Martian. Capcll. 
MEDiMNOS {ptfiipvog), i, m. JVep. and 
MEDIMNUM, i, n. Cic. a measure of 
corn among the Greeks, containing six 
modii or pecks. 
MEDI5 (medius), as, a. and n. 1. to bisect, 
3 divide into two equal parts. Apic. - 
If Also, intrans. to be the half. Pallad. 
MED15CRIC0L0S (diminut. of medio- 
3 ciis), a. um, adj. Cato. 
MEDI 6 CRIS (medius), e, adj. middling, 
moderate., tolerable, perpiog. Cic. orator. 
Mp. familia.-IT Also, common, in¬ 
different, mean, low, inferior, small, un¬ 
important, insignificant. Cic. malum. 
Id. eloquentia. Cces. animus. Horat. 
poeta. Cic. Non mediocre studium. 
— If Oell. Mediocris syllaba, same as 
anceps, a doubtful syllable. 
MEDIBCRITaS (mediocris), atis, f. mod¬ 
erateness ; a mean or middle way, medi¬ 
um, a due means betwixt extremes, a middle 
between excess and defect, perpidryg, pc- 
uov. Cic. Mediocritatem tenere. Id. 
dicendi, or in dicendo. Auct. ad. Her. 
vultus, neither dejected nor too gay. — 
Cic. Mediocritates, moderate passions. 
— 11 Also, meanness, littleness, inferi¬ 
ority, insignificance. Cic. ingenii. Vel- 
Ici. hominum. Vopisc. mea, my oion 
little self, h. e . I. 
MEDI5CRITER (Id.), adv. ordinarily, 
tolerably, moderately. Cic. — Also, not 
much, not very, not remarkably. Id. 
®?® r ' — 7 11 Also, calmly, tranquilly, 
with equanimity. Cic. ferre. 
MkDIoLaNUM, i, n. now Milan, a city 
oj Italy. Lie. — Hence, Mediolanensis, 
°f Milan, Milanese. Cic. 
MkDIoMATRICI, orum, m. a nation that 
iced u Qaul on the borders of the Mo- 
Metl - Cces. 
medIoXIMe, and MEDIoXCME (medi- 
xirnus, or medioxumus), adv. moderate- 
Ar/nr-vy? 8 Mediocriter. Varr. 
3 db.!,N XIM0S > and MfiDroXOMOS (me- 
um, adj. middlemost, same as 
l-IT Also, same as 
•nedwens. Fest 
S^NTOStnnc.), i, m . supposed to 
Cat «ndofthickrope, as on wine-presses. 
SHjES ? 8 (me f or )’ a > u,n > ad J- 
WtDITAMEN S“ Stin - 
3 uvon £l ' ^ d- )> inls > n - a thinking 
b\?™^V- aration - Sil. belli. 
a m A ! U:NTL ™ f, n. a thinking 
^ Preparation. Tacit, belli. 
MEDlT^ 7 We i ■ rwdimen C Gell. 
MED,TATr« n f e ’ know Perfectly, 
tion, stud,, ( m ® d,tor )> onis, f. medita- 
Quntaht ? onsider ation, contemplation, 
— 'll P^ lTr >- Cic. mali. 
chinnr in Tf ly > “ lhinkin g u P° n « 
Mdf sui * Cic. obe- 
U1 mu neris. Senec. mortis - 
11 Also, a thinking upon and practising 
of any thing to prepare or fit one’s self for 
it, a preparatory exercise; it may fre¬ 
quently be rendered, exercise, practice. 
Cic. and Plin. — Hence, also, custom, 
usage, practice. Plin. 
MEDITATOR (Id.), oris,m. onethatmedi- 
3 tales. Prudent. 
MEDITaTES (Id.), us, m. same as Medi- 
3 tatio. April. 
MEDITERltANEOS (medius & terra), a, 
um, adj. inland, remote from the sea, 
mediterraneous, pta6yciog, opposed to ma¬ 
ritime. Cic. urbs. Id. and Liv. homo. 
Liv. loca. Id. regio. Id. iter. — Hence, 
Mediterraneum, i. n. the country be¬ 
tween, &c. a place in the middle of the 
land, far from the sea. Plin. — Piter. 
Mediterranea. Liv. 
MEDITkRREOS (medius & terra), a, um, 
3 adj. same as Mcditerrancus. - Mediter- 
reus is, according to. Sisemi. ap. Fcst. to 
be preferred to mcditerrancus. 
MEDIT5R (from pcherdw, co, as lacrima 
from iaigpvuv), aris, atus sum, dep. 1. 
to muse or think, meditate, consider, 
weigh, peXcrdio. Cic. de re. Id. Mecum 
meditabar, quid dicerem. Also, with an 
acc. Cic. curiam.-11 Also, to medi¬ 
tate, design-, intend, to purpose. Cic. reg- 
nare. Nepos. proficisci. Cic. fugam. 
Virg. alicui pestein.-11 Also, to think 
upon something in order to do it well, to 
meditate, study, prepare one’s self for or 
be prepared. Terent. and Cic. causam. 
Cic. accusationem. Horat. versus. Cic. 
verba. Tacit, longarn absentiam. Al¬ 
so, with a dat. Plaut. nugis. — Also, 
without any case, to study. Plaut. and 
Cic. — Also, of animals. Plin. —- Also, 
of inanimate things. Id. Cauda scorpi- 
onis nullo momento meditari c<?ssat. — 
Also, with ad following. Cic. ad rem. 
Id. ad dicendum. Also, of inanimate 
things. Id. Labores tui meditati sunt ad, 
&c.; or, in aliquid ; as, Virg. in prcelia. 
Sometimes, also, se ad aliquid. Plaut. — 
If Also, to think upon any thing and exercise 
or practise it. Cic. Demosthenes perfecit 
meditando, ut, &c. Sueton. citharoedi- 
cam artem. — Meditatus, a, um, is also 
found with a passive signification, medi¬ 
tated, weighed, thought, studied, consider¬ 
ed, &c. Cic. scelus. Id. verbum. 
MEDITRINA (medeor), re, f. the goddess 
3 of medicine. Fest. — Hence, Meditrina- 
lia, a festival celebrated in her honor. 
Fest. and Varr. 
MEDITuLLIUM (medius), ii, n. the mid- 
idle, rd ptaov. Apul. 
MEDIUM, ii, n. the middle, &c. See Me¬ 
dius, a, um. 
MEDIOS (from modus, peaolSiog or peaog), 
a, um, adj. being in the middle or midst; 
the one in the middle, midst, midmost; 
mid, middle, in the midst, in the middle of. 
The exact middle is, however, not al¬ 
ways meant. Cic. pars. Id. ternpus. 
Justin. Medio tempore, in the mean time, 
meanwhile. Liv. Flumen quod medio 
oppido fluxerat, through the town (not 
the exact middle of the town). Id. 
Mediis diebus, during the intervening 
days. Ovid. In solio ’medius consedit. 
Virg. Medium in penetralibus liostem, 
in the middle of the house, within the 
house. Terent. Aliquem medium am¬ 
pere, to seize one by the middle. Cic. 
Nego quicquam esse medium, sc. inter 
familiarem et socium, h. e. nothing else, 
no third thing. It is joined with inter, 
with the abl., and with the genit. Cic. 
Quum inter bellum et pacem medium 
nihil sit, h. e. no alternative. Vcllci. 
Megaram mediam Corintho Athenisque 
condidere. Cars. Locum medium regi- 
onum, h. e. inter regiones. Liv. Me¬ 
dius omnium rex erat. — Also, Media 
res, medius locus, &c .for medium rei, 
loci, &c. Cic. In media potion e, whilst 
drinking. Id. In medio foro. Id. In 
mediam viam, into the middle of the 
street. Virg. Medius dies, midday, noon. 
— Medius is sometimes joined with a 
subst. and esse, and et following; espe¬ 
cially with poets, for intercidere, to be or 
fall between; to intervene. Propert. Nox 
media, et dominte mihi venit epistola 
meiB. Ovid. Una dies media est, et 
fiunt sacra Minerva. So, also, In me¬ 
dio est. Virg. JEn. ix. 395. — Hence, 
1 
Medium, subst., the middle. Liv. diet 
Id. lediuin. Cic. Medium ferire. Sal 
lust. In medio; or, merely, Virg. Me. 
dio,/orin medio. Liv. Medio tedium, 
in the midst of the house. Tacit. Medic 
temporis, in the mean time. — Medium 
signifies, also, the public, community 
meeting, assembly, the rest or the presence 
of the rest, all, the whole state. Terent 
Palma in medio est posita, lies open It 
all, any body may contend for the price 
Cic. Rem in medio ponere, or proponere, 
to publish, make public. In medio res 
posita is used of a thing for every body’s 
use, easily to be had or acquired. Cic. 
Dicendi ratio in medio posita. Comp. 
Unlink. ad Terent. Adelph. iii. 4, 33. 
Terent. Mater in medio est, is present, 
every body can see her. Cic. Tabula; 
sunt in medio, arc ready to be produced. 
Liv. CiEsi sunt in medio, in the presence 
of the whole army. Id. Crimen in me¬ 
dio erit, will be manifest. Id. Prseda est 
in medio, belongs to all. Id. Nihil re- 
lictuin esse in medio, for others. Hence, 
Cic. In medio relinquere, to leave it to 
the public ; to leave undetermined. Gell. 
xvii. 2, 11, cites from Q. Claudius’s An- \ 
rials, In medium relinquemus, analo¬ 
gous to the Greek SeTvai cig rd pcaov. 
But this expression, perhaps peculiar to 
more ancient writers, is not to lie com¬ 
mended. So, also, In medium, before 
the public, in common, for the public good. 
Cic. rem vocare, to bring before a public 
tribunal or before the people. Id. afterre 
utilitatem, to others or to all. Liv. lau- 
dem conferre, to share it with all. Cic. 
proferre, to publish, make public. Virg. 
and Liv. consulere, to take care of; to 
attend to the public interest. Virg. qua;- 
rere, fur the use of all. So, also, Pan¬ 
dect. Ex medio, from the rest, from the 
public. Horat. Ex medio res arcessit 
comoedia, from common life. Liv. De 
medio adjecit, from the rest or from the oth¬ 
ers. Ovid. V erba e medio, common reords, 
words used by every one. Cic. Tollere 
verba de medio, to use common wor-ds, 
words familiar to every one. But, Tol¬ 
lere de medio, e. g. literas, hominem. 
Cic. to remove, put away, destroy, cut off, 
kill. So, also, Cic. E medio pellere, 
Liv. De medio emovere. Terent. Ex- 
cedere e medio, or, Cic. Recedere de 
medio, to go away, retire, withdraw him¬ 
self. Terent. E medio excedere, or abi- 
re, to leave the world; to die. Cic. In 
medium venire, or procedere, to appear 
in public; to show one’s self publicly; to 
appear, come forward. — Also, an in¬ 
different thing, h. e. neither good nor bad, 
aSiacpopov. Cic. — Also, a medium , 
means. Pallad. -II Also, Medius, half. 
Varr. Hence, Medium, subst., the half or 
moiety of any thing. Varr. -U Also," 
middling, indifferent, common, inferior. 
Liv. Media bella. Ovid, vulgus. Id. plebs, 
the common people. Cic. officia, such as are 
not, peculiar to a wise man, but common tn 
all men. Liv. Nihil medium volvere ani- 
rno.-11 It is also applied to age. Cic. 
Media cetas, middling age, middle age, nei¬ 
ther too young nor too old. Plaut. uxor. 
Senec. homo, middle-aged. -IT Also, 
temperate, moderate, steering a middle 
course. Liv. Media oratio. Id. Media 
iplur.). Id. homo. -IT Also, doubtful, 
ambiguous, inclining either way, of two 
meanings. Liv. Medium responsum. 
Plin. Ep. serino. Gell. vocabulum. 
Q) lintil. artes.-Tl Also, taking part 
or interest in two things. Horat. Me¬ 
dius pacis bellique. Ovid, fratris et 
sororis, a mediator. -IT Also, neutral, 
inclined to neither side, favoring neither 
party. Cic. Medios esse jam non li- 
cebit. Liv. Mediis consiliis standum 
videbatur, they thought it proper to re¬ 
main neutral. Tacit. Dum media se- 
quitur, does not resolve upon either, re¬ 
mains irresolute. Plin.Ep. Placuit medi¬ 
um quiddam tenere.— U On the way. 
Virg. Ne medius occurrere possit. 
MEDIUS FIDIUS. See Fidius. 
MEDIX. See Mcddix. 3 
MEDiXTUTICuS (unc.), i, m. the high¬ 
est. magistrate in Capua. Liv. 
MEDOACOS, or MEDUACOS, i, m. now 
Brenta, a river in the country of the Ve- 
neti, falling into the Adriatic sea. Liv- 
