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τί ἥδιστον, τὸ ἐπιτυγχάνειν → what's pleasant, to get the goal

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pīca: ae, f. prob. from pingo, the variegated, spotted bird,
I a pie, magpie, Plin. 10, 29, 41, § 78; 10, 42, 59, § 118; Ov. M. 5, 294 sq.; Pers. prol. fin.