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Κινδυνεύουσι γὰρ ὅσοι τυγχάνουσιν ὀρθῶς ἁπτόμενοι φιλοσοφίας λεληθέναι τοὺς ἄλλους ὅτι οὐδὲν ἄλλο αὐτοὶ ἐπιτηδεύουσιν ἢ ἀποθνῄσκειν τε καὶ τεθνάναι → Actually, the rest of us probably haven't realized that those who manage to pursue philosophy as it should be pursued are practicing nothing else but dying and being dead (Socrates via Plato, Phaedo 64a.5)
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|lshtext=<b>ācrŏāmă</b>: ătis, n., = [[ἀκρόαμα]]>.— Prop.,<br /><b>I</b> [[that]] [[which]] is [[heard]] [[with]] [[pleasure]], a [[gratification]] to the [[ear]]; as [[music]] or [[reading]]; esp. used for [[entertainment]] at meals, [[with]] [[music]] or [[reading]], Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 13; Suet. Vesp. 19; Petron. Fragm. Tragun. p. 297.—Hence, meton. ([[like]] the | |lshtext=<b>ācrŏāmă</b>: ătis, n., = [[ἀκρόαμα]]>.— Prop.,<br /><b>I</b> [[that]] [[which]] is [[heard]] [[with]] [[pleasure]], a [[gratification]] to the [[ear]]; as [[music]] or [[reading]]; esp. used for [[entertainment]] at meals, [[with]] [[music]] or [[reading]], Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 13; Suet. Vesp. 19; Petron. Fragm. Tragun. p. 297.—Hence, meton. ([[like]] the plur. in Greek), the [[entertainer]] at [[table]], by [[music]] (a [[performer]]) or by [[reading]] (a reader); also a [[buffoon]]: cum ex Themistocle quaererctur, [[quod]] [[acroama]] aut cujus vocem lubentissime audiret, Cic. Arch. 9: [[nemo]] in convivio ejus (Attici) aliud [[acroama]] audivit, [[quam]] anagnosten, id. Att. 14, 1: non [[solum]] [[spectator]], sed [[actor]] et [[acroama]], Cic. Sest. 54: festivum, id. Verr. 2, 4, 22. Cf. Smith's Antiq., and Becker's Gall. 3, p. 203 (2d ed.). | ||
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ācrŏāmă: ătis, n., = ἀκρόαμα>.— Prop.,
I that which is heard with pleasure, a gratification to the ear; as music or reading; esp. used for entertainment at meals, with music or reading, Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 13; Suet. Vesp. 19; Petron. Fragm. Tragun. p. 297.—Hence, meton. (like the plur. in Greek), the entertainer at table, by music (a performer) or by reading (a reader); also a buffoon: cum ex Themistocle quaererctur, quod acroama aut cujus vocem lubentissime audiret, Cic. Arch. 9: nemo in convivio ejus (Attici) aliud acroama audivit, quam anagnosten, id. Att. 14, 1: non solum spectator, sed actor et acroama, Cic. Sest. 54: festivum, id. Verr. 2, 4, 22. Cf. Smith's Antiq., and Becker's Gall. 3, p. 203 (2d ed.).
