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MorphologyDictionary- Charlton T. Lewis: An Elementary Latin Dictionary
- Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
- fēcundĭtas, ātis, f. [fecundus], fruitfulness, fertility, fecundity (vegetable or animal). I. Lit. A. In gen. (class.):
natura parem legem fecunditatis dixit virentibus atque hominibus ceterisque animalibus
, Col. 3, 8, 1: aquarum inductionibus terris fecunditatem damus
, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 152: terrarum
, id. ib. 2, 5, 13: agrorum
, id. Div. 1, 42, 94: mulieris
, id. Phil. 2, 24, 58: fecunditatem importare
, Plin. 14, 18, 22, 116: adferre
, id. 28, 19, 77, 248; dare
, id. 16, 44, 95, 251: addere
, id. 37, 10, 66, 178: corrumpere
, id. 10, 59, 79, 161; 29, 4, 27, 85.—B. Fēcundĭtas, personified as a deity, Tac. A. 15, 23.—II. Transf., plenty, abundance (post-Aug.): Gallorum tantae fecunditatis juventus fuit, ut, etc.
, Just. 25, 2: voluminum (Varronis)
, Plin. 35, 2, 2, 11.—III. Trop. (rare but class.): volo se efferat in adolescente fecunditas
, luxuriance of style
, Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 88: magna animi, Plin. H. N. praef. 5.
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