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sŏloecismus (sŏlĭcismus , Aus. Epigr. 138), i, m., = σολοικισμός.
I. Lit., a grammatical fault in the construction of a sentence, a solecism (cf. stribligo): “vitia in sermone, quo minus is Latinus sit, duo possunt esse: soloecismus et barbarismus. Soloecismus est, cum in verbis pluribus consequens verbum superiori non accommodatur. Barbarismus est, cum verbum aliquod vitiose effertur,” Auct. Her. 4, 12, 17; cf. Sinn. Capito ap. Gell. 5, 20, 1 (who called it, in pure Latin, imparilitas); Quint. 1, 5, 16; 1, 5, 36 sq.; Sen. Suas. 2, § 13; Gell. 1, 7, 3; Juv. 6, 452; Aus. Epigr. 138; Tert. adv. Nat. 1, 3.—
II. Transf., a fault, in gen., Mart. 11, 19, 2: “apud Christianos soloecismus est magnus et vitium, turpe quid vel narrare vel facere,” Hier. in Helv. 16.
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 (5):
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 5.36
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 5.16
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 1.7.3
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 5.20.1
    • Seneca the Elder, Suasoriae, 2.13
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