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conspĭcŭus , a, um, adj. 1. conspicio (poet. or in post-Aug. prose, esp. in Tac.; not in Quint.).
I. Lit., that is or comes in view, visible; opp. occultus: “quot inter Occultum stellae conspicuumque polum,” Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 108: “rebus ab auditis conspicuisque,” id. P. 3, 4, 22: late vertex, * Hor. C. 3, 16, 19: “signum in proeliis,” Phaedr. 4, 6, 6: “acies barbarorum,” Tac. H. 4, 29: “tabernaculum undique,” Curt. 9, 6, 1: sidus omnibus e terris, Augustus ap. Plin. 2, 25, 23, § 94.—
II. Trop., in gen.: “habere mortem in conspicuo,” before the eyes, Sen. Brev. Vit. 20, 5: “nives,” id. Thyest. 126: “pyramides,” Plin. 36, 12, 16, § 76.—
B. Pregn., that attracts the attention to itself, striking, conspicuous, distinguished, illustrious, remarkable, φανερός; with dat. pers.: “Romanis conspicuum eum novitas divitiaeque faciebant,” Liv. 1, 34, 11; Suet. Aug. 45.—With abl.: “insignis clara conspicuusque domo,” Tib. 3, 3, 4; so Ov. M. 12, 467; id. H. 5, 139; Tac. H. 3, 29; 3, 33; Plin. Ep. 3, 3, 2; Suet. Aug. 72 al.; cf. with dat. pers.: “consilio, manu, voce insignis hosti, conspicuus suis,” Tac. H. 3, 17.—Absol.: “ambo conspicui,” Ov. M. 8, 373; so Tac. H. 1, 88; 4, 42; id. G. 7; id. Or. 36.
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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    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 12.467
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 8.373
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 1.88
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 3.17
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 3.29
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 4.29
    • Tacitus, Germania, 7
    • Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 45
    • Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 72
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 2.94
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 3.3.2
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 34.11
    • Seneca, Thyestes, 126
    • Ovid, Tristia, 4.10
    • Ovid, Ex Ponto, 3.4
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 9.6.1
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