positus (1) adj.
P. of pono, placed, situated, set, planted, standing, lying : Roma in montibus: tumulus opportune ad id, L.: somno positus (i. e. sopitus), V.
pŏsĭtus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from pono. ...
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