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praealtus

praealtus, very high

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praealtis Adjective: neuter dative plural, Adjective: feminine ablative plural, Adjective: feminine dative plural, Adjective: masculine dative plural, Adjective: masculine ablative plural, Adjective: neuter ablative plural of praealtus

See praealtis in Morpho

prae-altus, a, um, adj. (not in Cic. or Caes.).
  • Very high: praealtae rupes, Liv. 40, 58: jugum, Auct. B. Afr. 37, 3: volatus volucrum, Plin. 2, 10, 7, § 48.—Comp.: Saturni praealtius omnibus sidus, Mart. Cap. 8, § 886.—
  • II Very deep: ostium fluminis praealti, Liv. 10, 2: mare, Plin. 5, 19, 17, § 76; Curt. 4, 2, 9: proxima terrae praealta sunt, Sall. J. 78, 2: paludes, Tac. H. 5, 15.— Sup.: praealtissimus puteus, Ap. Met. 8, 22, 16 Oud.—Adv.: praealtē, very deeply (post-class.): trabes in terram praealte defigitur, Veg. Mil. 4, 21.

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