recidivus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

rĕcĭdīvus, a, um, adj. [1. recido],

falling back , i. e. trop., returning , recurring (rare, and not ante-Aug.; cf. redivivus): febris, Cels. 3, 4; Plin. 30, 11, 30, § 104: semina, Mel. 3, 6, 2: nummus, Juv. 6, 363: mala, Aus. Grat. Act. 33: vita, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 25 fin. —Poet.: Pergama, restored , rebuilt , Verg. A. 4, 344; 7, 322; 10, 58; imitated in gens Phrygum, i. e. the Romans , Sil. 1, 106; cf. bella, id. 10, 257 (al. rediviva).

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