carmen

carmen inis, n

1 CAS-, a song, poem, verse, oracular response, prophecy, form of incantation, tune, air, lay, strain, note, sound (vocal or instrumental): canentes carmina, L.: Carmine vocali clarus, O.: lyrae, Pr.: per me concordant carmina nervis, O.: ferale, V.: cygnorum, O.: citharā carmina divides, H.: barbaricum, O.— Esp., a composition in verse, poem, poetry, verse, song : cantūs et carmina, melodies and words : Maeonii carminis alite, H.: tragicum, H.: carmina Livi, H.: Lydis remixto carmine tibiis, H.: famosum, abusive , H.: canere, to compose : pueris canto, H.: condere, H.: contexere: fingere, H.: docere, H.: ad umbilicum adducere, H.— Lyric poetry : Carmine tu gaudes, hic delectatur iambis, H.: Carmina compono, hic elegos, H.— A poetic inscription : carminibus templorum aditūs exornare: tumulo superaddite carmen, V.— A passage from a poem, poetical extract : audiens tam grande carmen: Euripideum illud.— An oracular response, prophecy, prediction : Cumaeum, V.: in libris Sibyllinis, L.— A charm, incantation : Carminibus Circe socios mutavit Ulixi, V.: veneficae Scientioris, H.: Auxiliare, O.— A form of speech, ceremonial phrase, formula (in religious or legal observances): quae (verba) longo effata carmine, L.: diro quodam carmine iurare, L.: cruciatūs carmina: lex horrendi carminis erat, of a dreadful form , L.: Appii Caeci carmen, a proverbial saying : magistri, a school-task for the memory : sacrum, L.