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|lshtext=<b>spīrābĭlis</b>: e, adj. [[spiro]],<br /><b>I</b> [[that]] [[may]] be breathed, [[good]] to [[breathe]], breathable, respirable.<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: [[terra]] circumfusa [[undique]] est hac animali spirabilique naturā, cui [[nomen]] est aër, Cic. N. D. 2, 36, 91; cf. id. ib. 2, 6, 18; id. Tusc. 1, 17, 40; 1, 29, 70.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf. *<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Pass., [[that]] serves to [[sustain]] [[life]], [[vital]]: per sidera [[testor]], caeli spirabile [[lumen]], Verg. A. 3, 600.—*<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Act., [[that]] can [[breathe]], fitted for [[breathing]], respiratory: viscera, Plin. 9, 7, 6, § 17.
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