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σκληρότης

sklerotes · ἡ

hardness, harshness, stiffness, rigidity

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 16 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

σκληρότης · sklērotēs — LSJ

hardness

hardness, opp. μαλακότης, Pl. R. 523e, Arist. PA 644b14, al.

2 harshness

of taste, harshness, οἴνου Thphr. CP 6.14.12.

3 stiffness, rigidity

stiffness, rigidity, Arist. Pr. 881a10.

4 costivity

ἡ τῆς κοιλίης σ. costivity, Hp. Aër. 7.

II harshness, austerity

of persons, harshness, austerity, τοῦ δαίμονος Antipho 3.3.4; σ. καὶ ἀγροικία Pl. R. 607b, cf. 410d; παράδειγμα σκληρότητος Arist. Po. 1454b14.

In the wild

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Where it came from

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