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Leontini

Leontini · m

a very ancient town on the eastern side of Sicily

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Lĕontīni — Lewis & Short

Lĕontīni, ōrum, m., = *leonti=noi,

I a very ancient town on the eastern side of Sicily, now Lentini, Mel. 2, 7, 16; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 66, § 160; Liv. 24, 7, 2.—Hence,
II Lĕontīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Leontini, Leontine: ager, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 44, § 104; id. Phil. 2, 17, 43; id. Div. 1, 33, 73: campus, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47; id. Phil. 8, 8, 26; Sil. 14, 126.—Plur. subst.: Lĕontīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Leontini, Leontines, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 46, § 109.

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