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1. tessĕra (the tablet on which the word was written): the w. was given through the camp by the consul, tessera per castra a consule data erat, Liv. 27, 46, init.: the w., the signal for war, is passed, it bello tessera signum, Virg. Aen. 7, 637.
2. signum (signal, whether given by tessera or otherwise): having given the w. "Success," signo Felicitatis dato, Auct. B. Afr. 83: the tessera gives in silence the w., tacitum dat tessera signum, Sil. 15, 475.
1. tessĕra (the tablet on which the word was written): the w. was given through the camp by the consul, tessera per castra a consule data erat, Liv. 27, 46, init.: the w., the signal for war, is passed, it bello tessera signum, Virg. Aen. 7, 637.
2. signum (signal, whether given by tessera or otherwise): having given the w. "Success," signo Felicitatis dato, Auct. B. Afr. 83: the tessera gives in silence the w., tacitum dat tessera signum, Sil. 15, 475.
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- Paus. 4.21.4, Paus. 9.27.4, Paus. 10.1.10