Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, quartānus

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I. Of or occurring on the fourth day, quartan: “febris,” Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 24; Plin. 7, 50, 51, § 166; Mart. 10, 77, 3.— Hence, as subst.: quar-tāna , ae, f. (sc. febris), an ague occurring every fourth day, a quartan ague (class.): “in quartanam conversa vis est morbi,” Cic. Fam. 16, 11, 1; cf. Cels. 2, 1, 20; Plin. 22, 25, 72, § 150: “frigida,” Hor. S. 2, 3, 290.—

II. Of or belonging to the fourth legion; plur. as subst.: quartāni , m., the soldiers of the fourth legion, Tac. H. 4, 37; Inscr. Orell. 3118.

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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