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

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xĕnŏdŏchīum

xĕnŏpărŏchus

xērampĕlĭnae

xērŏcollȳrĭum

xērophthalmĭa

xylŏcinnămōmum

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xĕnĭum , ii, n., = ξένιον,

I.a gift or present made to a guest (pure Lat. lautia).

I. Lit., Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 14; Vitr. 6, 10.—Hence, Xenia, the title of the thirteenth book of Martial's epigrams, because treating of such things as were usually presented to guests, Mart. 13, 3, 1.—

II. Transf., in gen., a gift. present, Plin. Ep. 5, 14, 8; Dig. 1, 16, 6; Vulg. Ecclus. 20, 31.

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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