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Centuripae

Centuripae · f

a very old town in Sicily

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Centŭrĭpae — Lewis & Short

Centŭrĭpae, ārum, f. (or perh. -a, ōrum, n.; access. form Centŭrĭpīnum, i, n., *kento/ripa, ta/, Thuc.,

Mel. 2, 7, 16), =
I a very old town in Sicily, near Ætna, now Centorbi, Sil. 14, 204 (al. leg. Centări\pe); Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 86.—Hence,
II Centŭ-rĭpīnus, a, um, adj., of Centuripœ: legati, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 49, § 120: populus, id. ib. 2, 2, 58, § 143; 2, 3, 45, § 108: crocum, Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 31.—And subst.: Centŭrĭpī-ni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Centuripœ, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 50; 2, 3, 45, § 108; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.

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