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tingle time, once, anal-. Nop os. Causam 
capitis semel dixit. Cic. Si semel tris- 
tior effectus est. Id. Semel atque ite- 
rum, h. e. once and again, consequently, 
twice. Id. Plus quam semel, or, Farr. 
Plus semel, h. c. more than once. Cic. 
Non semel, or, Plant. Haud semel, h. c. 
not once only; hence, it may frequently 
be rendered several times, often. - 
IT Also, in reckoning, once. Plin. Se¬ 
mel ac vicies, h. e. twenty-one times. 
- IT Also, once, h. e. the first time, first., 
for primum, in counting, when itcrum, 
deinde, item, &c. h. e. the second time, 
secondly, follows. Cces. Vibullium bis 
in potestatem pervenisse Ctesaris, semel 
ad Corfinium, iterum in Hispania. 
Sueton. Parentes vagitu suo psne bis 
prodiait: semel cum a nutricis ubere: 
item cum a sinu matris, &c. — Also, in 
other cases. Cic. Semel exorari soles, 
h. e. immediately, at the first application. 
Nepos. Quod semel annuisset. Hence, 
Ut semel, as soon as. Instead of this, 
we find sometimes semel ut. Cces. Ari- 
ovistum, ut semel Gallorum copias 
preelio vicerit, superbe et crudeliter im- 
perare. Plant. Septem menses sunt, 
cum in hasce aides pedem nemo intro 
retulit, semel ut emigravintus, h. e. ex 
quo primum.-IT Also, for aliquando, 
at some time or other, at any one time, once. 
Terent. Si semel tuum anitnum ille in- 
tellexerit, if ever, &c. Liv. Quando 
in apertum semel discrimen evasura 
esset res. — Also, of things that cannot 
be altered, helped or undone, once. Cic. 
Qui semel verecundiie fines transient, 
eum bene oportet esse impudentem. 
(But in this passage, it may also mean a 
single time.) Liv. Ubi semel procubuis- 
sent. Ovid. Semel quoniam venerat. 
Liv. Possessum semel obtinerent impe- 
rium, li. e. already. Quintil. Denique 
ut semel finiam. -IT Also, at once, 
immediately, at the same time. Firer. 
Procubuit moriens, et liuraum semel 
ore momordit. Liv. Dimicantes aut 
vitam semel aut ignominiam finirent. 
Quintil. Nam orationis omnes virtutes 
simul complectitur. Horat. Ridiculus 
totas semel obsorbere placentas. - 
IT Also, forever, once for all. Firg. 
Humum ore momordit. (See above.) 
Plin. Ut semel dicamus, h. e. to mention 
it once for all. Quintil. Nec hoc semel 
decretum erat. Cic. Quibus semel ig- 
notum a te esse oportet. Id. Ut fun¬ 
dus semel indicaretur, h. e. that the 
price should be named once for all. (Here 
it may also mean, once, at any time ; or it 
may express a request, that the price 
should at last, &c.) 
BEMELe CLepeXy), es, and SEMELA, ie, 
f. a daughter of Cadmus, and mother of 
Bacchus by Jupiter. When Jupiter, at 
her request, came to her armed with 
lightning, she was killed by it. Ilorat. 
Semelte puer, h. e. Bacchus. — Hence, 
SemelSIus, and contr. Semeleus, a, um, 
adj. of or relating to Semele. Ovid. Se- 
meleia proles, h. e. Bacchus. Ilorat. 
Semeleius Thyoneus, It. e. Bacchus. 
Stat. Seinelea busta. 
SEMEN (for segmen), Inis, n. any thing 
that is or may be sown or planted, or serves 
for sowing or planting. — Hence, seed 
of com and vegetables in general, cnrbpos, 
vKtppa. Cic Semen manu spargere. 
Colum. mandare terra;. Plin. In se¬ 
men abire, h. e. to run to seed. — Par¬ 
ticularly, a kind of com otherwise called 
zea, spelt. Plin. — Also, the seed of 
trees from which others are reared. Plin. 
and Firg. — Also, of men and animals. 
Lucret. Ex homine humanum semen 
ciet una hominum vis. Farr. Semen 
asini conceptum. Ovid. Creatas se- 
mine Batumi, h. e. begotten by Saturn. 
— Also, of trees and vines, any branch 
or shoot used for propagating, a graft, set, 
slip, cion, &.C. Farr., Firg. and Colum. 
— Also, the swarm of little fishes just pro¬ 
duced from the spawn, fry. Colum. - 
11 Also, seed, that from which any thing 
springs or arises, a cause, first cause, 
first principle, element, origin, rise, foun¬ 
dation, occasion, author. Cic. virtutum. 
Id. belli. Liv. Tribuni semina discor- 
diarum. Firg. Qurerit semina flam- 
mas in venis silicis, h. e. sparks, strikes 
fire. -IT Also, figur. seed, race, fami¬ 
ly i offspring, progeny, child ; children. 
Cic. Romanum. Liv. Regio semine 
orta, h. e. of royal blood or family. Ovid. 
Ccelestia semina partu ediderat, h. e. 
bore two children of divine orirrin. Id. 
Semina Phoebi, h. e. JEsculapius, the 
son of Phoebus. Id. matrum. — Also, 
of animals. Farr. Pecus boni seminis, 
h. e. race, breed. 
SeMeNTaTIS (semento), onis, f. a sow- 
ding. Ter lull. 
SeMeNTIFER (sementis & fero), a, um, 
3 adj. bearing seed, fruitful in corn. Fine. 
SeMeNTINuS. See Sementivus. 
SeMeNTIS (semen), is, f. a sowing, <m6- 
pos. Cic. Quid sit sementis. ° Cato. 
Facere sementim, or, Liv. sementem, 
h. e. to sow. Cats. Sementes maximas 
facere, h. e. to sow much, sow many 
fields. Cic. Ut sementem feceris, ita me¬ 
tes, h. e. as you sow, so you will reap. — 
Hence, figur. a sowing. Cic. malorum. 
Facetiously, Plant. Sementem in ore 
faciam, h. e. I will beat soundly. - 
IT Also, seed-time. Cato and Colum. - 
IT Also, seed sown. Colum. - IT Also, 
young corn, growing corn, a crop. Ovid. 
and Oell. 
Se.VIeNTI VOS, or SeMeNTINOS (semen- 
2 tis), a, um, adj. relating to sowing, hap¬ 
pening at seed-time. Ovid, dies, or, Farr. 
feriie, h. e. a festival at the conclusion of 
sowing. Cato, pira, and, Farr, mala, 
7i. e. probably, fruit that becomes ripe at 
the time of sowing, and consequently in 
autumn. — Triticum, hordeum,faba, &c. 
are called by Pliny sementiva, because 
they are to be sown early. 
SeMeNTB (sementis), as,avi, atum, a. 1. 
2 to produce seed, grow to seed, oireppa- 
rijto. Plin. Herbie sementaturo;. 
SeMeRMIS, &c. See Semiermis. 
SEMESTRIS, (sex &, mensis), e, adj. of 
sixmonths,iiciirivOi,i^apr]v(ii. Cic. reg- 
num. Plin. filius, h. e. six months old. 
Id. vita. Id. aves, h. e. that remain half 
a year with us. Farr, dies aut nox, h. e. 
in the North, where the day lasts half a 
year. — Hence, Pandect. Semestria, h. e. 
a book containing the decrees of half a 
year. Juvenal. 7, 89. Semestre aurum, 
h. e. a ring worn six months, and then 
put off. (In this passage, rings of knights 
are meant, and the words Scmestri va- 
tum digitos eircumligat auro, may be 
rendered, makes knights of poets.) 
SEMESTRIS (semi & mensis), e, adj. of 
half a month, half-monthly, ppipfivios. 
Apul. luna, h. e. plena. 
SEMESTRIUM (semestris), ii, n. sc. tem- 
2 pus, the space of half a month, fipipyvi- 
alov. Colum. 
SeMeSOS (semi & esus), a, um, adj. 
2 half-eaten, gnawed, fipippwros, npidaris. 
Sueton. obsonia. Horat. pisces. 
SEMET. See in Sui. 
Sf METER (se & metrum), etra, etrum, 
3 adj. without proper measure, not symmetri¬ 
cal, lipepov. Prudent. 
SEMI ( npa), half, in compounds. Seethe 
following words. 
SEMIACERBOS (semi & acerbus), a, um, 
3 adj. half-sour, hardly ripe, virdSptpvs. 
Pallad. uva. 
SeMIXDXPeRTOS, and SEMADAPER- 
3 TOS (semi & adapertus), a, um, adj. 
half-open, half-shut. Ovid. 
SEMIADOPERTOLOS (dimin. of semiado- 
3 pertus), a, um, adj. half-shut, half-cover¬ 
ed. Apul. oculi, half-closed. 
SEMIAGRESTIS (semi & agrestis), e, adj. 
3 half-rustic, half-wild, half-clownisli, some- 
what rude or boorish. Aurel. Fict. 
SeMIaMBuSTOS (semi & ambustus), a, 
2 um, adj. half-burnt, fipiKavaros, lipupXo- 
yrj f. Sueton. cadaver. 
SeRIIXMICTOS (semi & amictus), a, um, 
3 half-naked, half-clothed, badly clothed, i)pi- 
yvuro j. Apul. 
SeMiaMPOTaTOS (semi & amputatus), 
3 a, um, adject, half cut or half cut off. 
Apul. 
SEMIANIMTS, or SEMANIMIS, a, and 
2 SeMIANUMOS, or SEMANIMOS (semi 
& anima), a, um, adj. half-alive, half- 
dead, fipiirvotis. Liv. Corpora semiani- 
niii. Firg. Semanimes digiti. 
SeMIaNNDOS (semi & annuus), a, um, 
3 adject, of half a year. Martian. Ca- 
pell. 
SEMIAPERTOS (semi & apertus), a, um. 
2 adject, half-open, fipiaavoucros. Liv 
porta. 
SeMIaSSOS (semi & asstis), a, um, adj. 
half-roasted or burnt. Him. ap. Cic. 
rex. 
SeMIaTRaTOS (semi & atratus), a, um, 
1 adj. half-clothed in black, in half-mourn¬ 
ing. Farr. ap. Non. (Al. leg. semia- 
tri, half-black.) 
SeMIaXIOS. See Sarmentilius. 3 
SeMIBa RBXROS (semi & barbarus), a, 
2 tun, adj. half a barbarian. Sueton. 
SeMIBoS (semi tc bos), bovis, adj. half 
3 an ox, half man, half ox. Ovid. 
SeMICANaLICOLOS (semi & canalicu- 
2 lus), i, m. a half-tube. Hence, a zhamfret 
or channel on a pillar. Fitruv. 
SeMTCaNOS (semi & canus), a, urn, a.ij 
3 half-gray, half-hoary, grizzly, pilbrpil. 
Apul. 
SeMICXPER (semi & caper), capri, m. 
3 half a goat, huiTpayoi. Ovid. 
SeMICINCTIUM (semi &. cinctus), ii, n. 
2 a sort of girdle, or narrow apron, girding 
only half of the body, ijpi^iapiov. Mar¬ 
tial. 
SeMICIRCOLaRIS (semi & circularis), 
2 e, adj. semicircular, ripiKVKXios. Co¬ 
lum. 
SeMICIRCOLaTOS (semi & circulates), 
2 a, um, adj. made semicircular, semicircu¬ 
lar. Cels. 
SeMICIRCOLOS (semi & circulus), ii, m. 
2 a semicircle, half-circle, fiplnvicXo ?. Cels. 
and Colum. -IT Also, adj. semicircu¬ 
lar. Colum. ager. 
SIMICLAUSOS (semi & clausus), a, um, 
3 jidj. half-shut. Apul. os. 
SeMICoCTOS (semi & coctus), a, um, 
2 adject, half-boiled, or sadden, npisipSos. 
Plin. 
SeMICoMBuSTOS (semi & combustus), 
3 a, um, adj,. half-burnt. Prudent. 
SeMICoNFkCTcS (semi & confectus), 
3 a, um, adj. half-made, half-wrought. Si- 
don. 
SeRIICoNSPICOOS (semi & conspicmis), 
3 a, um, adj. half-seen, half-visible. Apul. 
SeMICoRP 6RAUIS (semi & corporalis), 
3 e, adject, same as Scmicorporeus. Fir- 
mic. 
SeMICoRPOREOS (semi & corporeus), a, 
3 um, adj. having half a body. Finnic. 
SeMICREJIaTi S (semi & cremates), a, 
3 um, adj. half-burnt, rjpiipXcKTOs. Ovid. 
SeMICREMOS (semi & cremo), a, um, 
3 adj. half-burnt. Ovid. 
SEMTCRuDOS (semi & crudus), a, um, 
2adj. half-raw, fipicjpos. Sueton. - 
IT Also, that has only half digested. Stat. 
SeMICiIBITaLIS (semi & cubitalis), e, 
2_adj. of half a cubit. Liv. hastile. 
SeMICuPX (semi & cupa), a;, f. half a 
3 tun, a term of reproach. Ammian. 28, 
_4, 28. 
SeMIDEuS (semi & deus), j, m. and 
3 SeMIDEA, re, f. half-divine, a half-god 
or goddess, demigod, fipidcos, iipios, {"pu- 
tvy, fipiSeaiiia. Ovid. Semideum genus. 
Id. Semideique deique. Id. Semide* 
Dryades. Lucan. Semideosque canes, 
h. e. Anubis. 
SeMIDIeS (semi & dies), Si, m. half a day. 
3 Auson. 
SeMIDIGI'PaLIS (semi & digitalis), e, 
2 adj. of half a finger’’s length or breadth, 
of half an inch. Fitruv. foramen. 
SeMIDoOTOS (semi & doctus), a, um, 
adj. half-learned, half-taught, unskilled, a 
smattercr ; sciolist, half-scholar, fipupaSfu. 
Plaut. discipulus. Cic. Apud doctos, 
et semidoctos. 
SeMIeRMIS, and SeMeRMIS, e, and 
2 SeMIeRMOS, or SeMeRMOS (semi & 
arma), a, um, adj. half-armed, badly ox 
indifferently armed, {ipionXoi. Liv. Semi- 
ermes. Tacit. Semermos. Id. Semer- 
mes. 
SeMIFaCTOS (semi & factus), a, um, 
2 adj. half-made, imperfect, dreXfis. Tacit. 
SeMIFaSTIGIUM (semi & fastigium), ii, 
2 n. h. e. dimidiatum fastigium. Fitruv. 
SeMIFER (semi & ferus), era, erum, 
2 adject, half-beast, pi%6$rip, vjxiSnp. 
Ovid. Hylonome, qua nulla niteutior 
inter semiferos altis habitavit femi- 
na silvis, h. c. Centauros. Id. Semi- 
fer interea divinte stirpis alumno 1 ic¬ 
tus erat, h. e. Cliiron. Cic. Corpore 
semifero magno Capricnrnus in orbe, 
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