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|lshtext=<b>mascŭlīnus</b>: a, um, adj. [[masculus]],<br /><b>I</b> [[male]], [[masculine]]; of [[human]] beings, animals, and plants (not in Cic.; perh. not [[ante]]-Aug.).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: membra, the [[male]] parts, Phaedr. 4, 14, 15: [[facies]], App. M. 7, p. 190, 20: [[rapa]] rotunda masculini [[sexus]], Plin. 19, 5, 25, § 75.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>a</b> (Cf. [[masculus]], II. B.) Manly, [[worthy]] of [[manhood]]: masculini viri, v. l. Quint. 5, 12, 20; al. [[leg]]. masculi.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</b> In gram., of [[gender]], [[masculine]]: masculina Graeca nomina, Quint. 1, 5, 61: ut si quaeratur, [[funis]] masculinum [[sit]] an femininum, id. 1, 6, 3: masculino genere cor enuntiavit [[Ennius]], Caesell. [[Vindex]] ap. Gell. 7, 2.—Hence, adv. ([[post]]-[[class]].).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> mascŭlīnē, in the [[masculine]] [[gender]], Arn. 1, 36: [[masculine]] [[etiam]] dicebant frontem, Paul. ex Fest. p. 151 Müll.: [[caelum]] [[masculine]] veteres dixerunt, [[Charis]]. p. 55 P. —*<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> mascŭlīnĭter, in the [[masculine]] [[gender]], Vet. Interpr. Iren. 1, 1.
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