senarius

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

sēnārĭus, a, um, adj. [seni].

I In gen., consisting of six each; fistula, six quarter-digits (quadrantes) in diameter , Front. Aquaed. 25: numerus, the number six , Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 6.—

II In partic.: versus, a verse consisting of six feet (usu. iambics), Quint. 9, 4, 125; Phaedr. 1, prol. 2.—More freq. as subst.: sēnārĭus , ii, m., Cic. Or. 55, 184; 56, 189; Quint. 9, 4, 72; 9, 4, 140 al.

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