decem
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Atque haec ille egit septemdecim annis post alterum consulatum, 10 cum inter duos consulatus anni decem interfuissent censorque ante superiorem consulatum fuisset, ex quo intelligitur Pyrrhi bello grandem sane fuisse. . . .
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
Omnium Literarum excultor, ac linguarum plus decem sciens; Veritatis propugnator, Libertatis assertor; nullus autem sectator aut cliens, nec minis, nec malis est inflexus, quin quam elegit, viam perageret; utili honestum anteferens.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
Nam ens rationis dividitur contra ens divisum per decem praedicamenta....
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter
Se, quantum decem hominum ingeniis provideri 10 potuerit, omnibus, summis infimisque, iura aequasse; plus pollere multorum ingenia consiliaque.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
Obsipat assueto pharmaca mixta cibo, Pharmaca queis quæcunque semel gallina voratis, Ova decem pariat bis deciesque decem.”
From Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series by Leland, Charles Godfrey
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