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bāsĭum , ii, n. for sāvĭum, suavium; cf. Engl. buss; O. Germ. bus,
I.a kiss.
I. In gen. (rare and mostly poet.; most freq. in Cat.; “not in Plaut. or Ter.): da mi basia mille,” Cat. 5, 7; 5, 13; 7, 9; 16, 12; 99, 16; Mart. 2, 21, 1; 11, 98, 9; 12, 55, 9; 12, 59, 1; Petr. 21, 2, 110: “impingere alicui,” id. 21, 2, 31.—
II. Esp., a kissing of the hand: “jactat basia tibicen,” throws kisses of the hand, Phaedr. 5, 8, 28; so Juv. 4, 117.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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