Mĕlĭboea
Mĕlĭboea, ae, f., = Μελίβοια, a maritime town of Thessaly, at the foot of Mount Ossa, the birthplace of Philoctetes, now Kastri, Mel. 2, 3; Plin. 4, 7, 16, § 32; Liv. 36, 13, 6; 44, 13.—Hence, Derivv. Mĕlĭboeus, a, um, adj., Melibœan: purpura, Lucr. 2, 500; Verg. A. 5, 251.— Mĕlĭboeensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Melibœa, Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 251.
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Headword (normalized):
mĕlĭboea
Headword (normalized/stripped):
meliboea
Intro Text:
Mĕlĭboea, ae, f., = Μελίβοια, a maritime town of Thessaly, at the foot of Mount Ossa, the birthplace of Philoctetes, now Kastri, Mel. 2, 3; Plin. 4, 7, 16, § 32; Liv. 36, 13, 6; 44, 13.—Hence, Derivv. Mĕlĭboeus, a, um, adj., Melibœan: purpura, Lucr. 2, 500; Verg. A. 5, 251.— Mĕlĭboeensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Melibœa, Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 251.
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