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MorphologyDictionary- Charlton T. Lewis: An Elementary Latin Dictionary
- Cooper: Thesaurus Linguae Romanae et Brittanicae
- Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
- prōcērĭtas, ātis, f. [procerus], a high growth, height, tallness. I. Lit. (good prose):
candor hujus te et proceritas, vultus oculique perpulerunt
, his tall stature
, Cic. Cael. 15, 36; so absol., Tac. A. 12, 44; 4, 57; Suet. Vit. 17; Gell. 9, 11; cf. corporis
, Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 6; Just. 13, 1, 11.—Of plants: cum admiraretur proceritates arborum
, Cic. Sen. 17, 59: palmetis est proceritas et decor
, Tac. H. 5, 6: herbarum
, height
, Plin. 17, 4, 3, 27: tiliae
, id. 16, 14, 25, 65: balsami
, id. 12, 25, 54, 113: tollentis se proceritate luxuriosā
, id. 19, 8, 41, 139.—II. Transf., in gen., length: quae (animalia) altiora sunt, ut anseres, ut cygni, ut cameli, adjuvantur proceritate collorum
, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122: alces, ni proceritas aurium et cervicis distinguet, jumento similis
, Plin. 8, 15, 16, 39: pediculi (glandis) proceritas brevitasque
, id. 16, 6, 8, 23: rubri
, id. 17, 13, 21, 96: pedum
, Cic. Or. 63, 212.
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