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μελανία, blackness: a black cloud

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μελᾰν-ία, ἡ, (μέλας)
  • blackness, opp. λευκότης, Arist. Ph. 264b8, Metaph. 1020b10, Str. 12.8.18, etc.; μ. τῆς μορφῆς, of negroes, Agatharch. 16; μ. οὐλῶν Dsc. 1.34; μ. ἐκ τόκου Crito ap. Gal. 12.447: in pl., Hierocl. p.35 A.
    • II black cloud, X. An. 1.8.8 in pl., black spots, Plb. 1.81.7.
      • 2 black pigment, Thphr. HP 5.3.1.

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