Curriculum, pro cursu, fama, laude. Plin. de vinis generosis. Quartum curriculum publicis epulis obtinuere diuo Iulio Mamertina. Had the fourth praise. Curriculum. Horat. The place appointed for running.Descendere in curriculum artis. Author ad Heren. Industriæ curriculum.Cic.A matter wherein ones industrie is shewed.Mentis curricula.Cic.Matters wherein the minde is exercised.De curriculo deflexit consuetudo maiorum.Cicer.The custome of auncestours tourned somwhat from their wonted race.Quum te de curriculo petitionis deflexisses, animúmque ad accusandum transtulisses.Cic.After that ye left to sue with other for offyces in the common weale.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
currĭcŭlum, i, n. [id.], a running, course, race. I.Lit.A. In gen. (mostly ante-class.): conicere se in curriculum, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 91; cf.: pedes in curriculum conferre, Varr. ap. Non. p. 263, 6: facere unum curriculum, Plaut. Trin. 4, 4, 11; cf.: ita celeri curriculo fui propere a portu, id. Stich. 2, 2, 13.—(b).Abl. curriculo adverb., in a quick course, at full speed, swiftly, hastily, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 12; id. Most. 2, 1, 15; 3, 3, 26; id. Mil. 2, 6, 43; Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 11 al.—B. In partic., a running on a wager, a race: athletae se in curriculo exercentes, Cic. Sen. 9, 27; id. Leg. 2, 9, 22; id. Mur. 27, 57; Liv. 44, 9; Hor. C. 1, 1, 3; Ov. Tr. 4, 8, 36 al.: equorum, Liv. 45, 33, 5.—II.Meton.A.A race-ground, course, career. 1.Lit.: solis et lunae, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 198, 29.—Far more freq., 2.Trop.: exiguum nobis vitae curriculum natura circumscripsit, immensum gloriae, Cic. Rab. Perd. 10, 30; cf.: vivendi a naturā datum conficere, id. Univ. 12: curricula multiplicium variorumque sermonum, id. Or. 3, 12: me ex constituto spatio defensionis in semihorae curriculum coëgisti, id. Rab. Perd. 2, 6; so, consuetudinis, id. Lael. 12, 40: laudis, Quint. 12, 2, 31: hae sunt exercitationes ingenii, haec curricula mentis, Cic. Sen. 11, 38: petitionis, id. Mur. 22, 46: omne industriae nostrae, id. Phil. 7, 3, 7; cf.: nec in quadrigis eum secundum numeraverim ... nec in oratoribus, qui tantum absit a primo, vix ut in eodem curriculo esse videatur, id. Brut. 47, 173.—b.The time of the annual circuit of the sun, a year, Prud. stef. 3 (al. 9), 11.—B.A race-chariot (post-Aug.), Tac. A. 14, 14; 15, 44fin.; Suet. Calig. 19.—2. For a chariot, in gen.: equi turbati in amnem praecipitavere curricula, Curt. 8, 14, 8: Mettum Fufetium equis ad curriculum ex utrāque parte deligatum distraxit, Varr. ap. Non. p. 287, 22.