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Nōmentum , i, n.,
I.a city in the country of the Sabines, now Mentana, Liv. 1, 38; 4, 22; 32; Verg. A. 6, 773.—
II. Hence,
A. Nōmentānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nomentum: “ager,” Plin. 14, 4, 5, § 48: “vina,” Mart. 13, 119: “via,” the road leading from Rome to Nomentum, Liv. 3, 52.—Plur. subst.: Nōmentāni , ōrum, m., the Nomentans, Liv. 8, 14; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 64.—
B. Nōmentānus , i, m., a Roman surname: “L. Cassius Nomentanus,” Hor. S. 1, 1, 102; 1, 8, 11 et saep.
‡† nŏmĭmus , a, um, adj., = νόμιμος,
I.lawful, legitimate, = legitimus: “PATER NOMIMVS,” Inscr. Orell. 5059.
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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    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.773
    • Horace, Satires, 1.1.102
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 14.48
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 52
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 32
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 8, 14
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 4, 22
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 38
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 13.119
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