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|lshtext=<b>ămĭta</b>: ae, f. cf. [[abba]], [[avus]], and Engl. [[aunt]] (so the [[mother]]'s [[sister]] is called [[matertera]], from [[mater]]; cf. Dig. 38, 10, 10),<br /><b>I</b> a [[father]]'s [[sister]], a [[paternal]] [[aunt]], Cic. Clu. 10; Liv. 39, 11; Tac. A. 12, 64; 27, 16; Vulg. Lev. 20, 19 et saep.—<br /><b>II</b> Hence,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Amita magna, a [[sister]] of a [[grandfather]] (avi), a [[great]]-[[aunt]], Tac. A. 2, 27; Paul. l. c.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Amita major, an [[aunt]] of a [[grandfather]], Paul. l. c. and Fest. s. v. Major, p. 98.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> Amita maxima, an [[aunt]] of a [[great]]-[[grandfather]], also called [[abamita]], Paul. l. c. and Fest. s. v. Major, p. 98.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>ămĭta</b>,¹² æ, f., sœur du père, tante du côté paternel : Cic. Clu. 30 &#124;&#124; magna Tac. Ann. 2, 27, sœur de l’aïeul, grand-tante.||magna Tac. Ann. 2, 27, sœur de l’aïeul, grand-tante.
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