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ἀνιαρῶς τε φέρει τὴν τελευτὴν, καίτοι γε τὸν πρόσθεν χρόνον διαχλευάζων τοὺς μορμολυττομένους τὸν θάνατον, καὶ πρᾴως ἐπιτωθάζων → he bears death with grief, although in a former time he criticized, and mildly derided, those that were fearing death

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mollĭtūdo: ĭnis, f. id.,
I suppleness, flexibility, softness (class.).
I Lit.: mollitudo vocis, flexibility of the voice, Auct. Her. 3, 11, 20: manuum, Pac. ap. Gell. 2, 26, 13: assimilis spongiis mollitudo, Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 136: viarum, Vitr. 10, 6 init.; 10, 2, 11.—
II Trop., softness, susceptibility, weakness: humanitatis, Cic. de Or. 3, 40, 161: corrumpi mollitudine vitiorum, Arn. 2, 64.

mollĭtūdō, ĭnis, f. (mollis),
1 souplesse, flexibilité [de la voix] : Her. 3, 20

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 |lshtext=<b>mollĭtūdo</b>: ĭnis, f. id.,<br /><b>I</b> [[suppleness]], [[flexibility]], [[softness]] ([[class]].).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: [[mollitudo]] vocis, [[flexibility]] of the [[voice]], Auct. Her. 3, 11, 20: manuum, Pac. ap. Gell. 2, 26, 13: [[assimilis]] spongiis [[mollitudo]], Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 136: viarum, Vitr. 10, 6 init.; 10, 2, 11.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., [[softness]], [[susceptibility]], [[weakness]]: humanitatis, Cic. de Or. 3, 40, 161: corrumpi mollitudine vitiorum, Arn. 2, 64.
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+|gf=<b>mollĭtūdō</b>, ĭnis, f. ([[mollis]]),<br /><b>1</b> souplesse, flexibilité [de la voix] : Her. 3, 20 || mollesse, qualité de ce qui [[est]] mou [au pr.] : Cic. Nat. 2, 135 ; Vitr. Arch. 10, 6 || douceur, moelleux [au toucher] : Cic. de Or. 3, 99<br /><b>2</b> [fig.] la douceur, le poli des manières : Cic. de Or. 3, 161 || douceur, séduction : Arn. 2, 64.
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