sēmĭ-vīvus
sēmĭ-vīvus, a, um, adj., half-alive, half-dead, almost dead (class.; syn. semianimis). Lit.: ibi hominem fumo excruciatum, semivivum reliquit, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 17, § 45: Bibulum semivivum reliquerunt, id. Att. 7, 2, 8; id. Pis. 14, 31; Sen. Brev. Vit. 13; Nep. Eum. 4, 4; Vulg. Luc. 10, 30.— Trop.: cum erat reclamatum semivivis mercenariorum vocibus, with half-expiring words, Cic. Sest. 59, 126.
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Headword (normalized):
sēmĭ-vīvus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
semi-vivus
Intro Text:
sēmĭ-vīvus, a, um, adj., half-alive, half-dead, almost dead (class.; syn. semianimis). Lit.: ibi hominem fumo excruciatum, semivivum reliquit, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 17, § 45: Bibulum semivivum reliquerunt, id. Att. 7, 2, 8; id. Pis. 14, 31; Sen. Brev. Vit. 13; Nep. Eum. 4, 4; Vulg. Luc. 10, 30.— Trop.: cum erat reclamatum semivivis mercenariorum vocibus, with half-expiring words, Cic. Sest. 59, 126.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n43586
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