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jam-prīdem (and separat. jam prī-dem ; v. jam and pridem),
I.adv., long ago, long since, a long time ago: “id jam pridem sensi,” Plaut. Pseud. 1, 5, 7: “is jam pridem mortuus est,” Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 42; id. Att. 11, 14, 4: “erat jam pridem apud me reliquum pauxillulum nummorum,” Ter. Phorm. 1, 1, 3: “jam pridem quidem, cum vultus inter vos minime fraternos cernebam,” Liv. 40, 8; “so opp. nondum,” Cic. Prov. Cons. 14, 35: “te nunc etiam,” Cic. Marc. 9, 28: “te nunc vero,” id. Att. 2, 7, 4.—
II. Esp., This long time, now for a long time, hitherto: “cupio equidem, et jam pridem cupio, etc.,” Cic. Att. 2, 5, 1: “jam pridem hanc prolem cupio enumerare meorum,” Verg. A. 6, 717; id. E. 2, 43: “nihil jam sum pridem admiratus magis,” Cic. Fam. 3, 11, 1: “qui bellum jam pridem parabat,” had long been preparing, Just. 12, 8, 2: “veritus ne traderetur Philippo, jam pridem hosti,” Liv. 36, 14; v. jam, I. A. 1. b., and pridem.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 3.11.1
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 2.5.1
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 2.7.4
    • Cicero, For Quintus Roscius the Actor, 14.42
    • Cicero, On the Consular Provinces, 14.35
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.717
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 40, 8
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 36, 14
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