An Elementary Latin Dictionary (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An Elementary Latin Dictionary<br><br>This is substantially an abridgment of my ''latin Dictionary for Schools'' (harper and Brothers The vocabulary has been extended to include all words used by Catullus Tibullus Propertius and Tacitus (in his larger works) as well as those used by Terence Caesar Sallust Cicero Livy N epos Vergil Horace Ovid J uvenal Phaedrus and Curtius. On the other hand space has been saved by the omission_ of all detailed references to books and passages only the name of the writer being indicated as authority for each word or phrase; and by limiting the illustrative citations to those which are typical or peculiarly instructive. Proper names too have been excluded except those which because of peculiarities of form or of. Their derivations require special explanation.<br><br>In all other respects the plan of the School Dictionary'' as explained in the Preface to it has been followed as far as the smaller size of the present work permits. In a few instances errors which have been detected in the larger book have been corrected in this; and in two or three words vowels which were there left unmarked are now distinguished as long on the strength of later researches.<br><br>I take pleasure in acknowledging the valuable aid rendered me in the prep aration of this abridgment by J. W. Marshall late Professor of the Latin Language and Literature in Dickinson College by whom most of the illustrative phrases and passages cited have been selected.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.