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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Nŭmĕrĭus: a,
I the name of a Roman gens. So, Q. Numerius Rufus, a tribune of the people, A. U. C. 697, an enemy of Cicero, Cic. Sest. 33, 72; 38, 82; 43, 94.—Hence,
II Nŭmĕrĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Numerius, Numerian: raudusculum, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 7.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Nŭmĕrĭus: ii, m., abbrev. N.,
I a Roman praenomen: qui celeriter erant nati, fere Numerios praenominabant, Varr. ap. Non. 352, 29. Concerning the introduction of this praenomen into the Fabian gens, v. Paul. ex Fest. p. 170 Müll. So, Numerius (abbrev. N.) Fabius Buteo, Liv. 41, 28: N. Fabius Vibulanus, a consul, id. 4, 43: Numerius, Numestius, Cic. Att. 2, 22, 7; 24, 1, 5.—（Fem. Numeria was not in use, Varr. L. L. 9, § 55 Müll.)>
