Meaning of vicus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. street; quarter, neighbourhood; row of houses
   declension-2
2. village; hamlet
   declension-2
3. municipal section or ward, farm
   declension-2

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Examples

“...sānē murtēta relinquī dictaque cessantem nervīs ēlīdere morbum sulfura contemnī vīcus gemit, invidus aegrīs, quī caput et stomachum suppōnere fontibus audent Clūsīnīs Gabiōsque petunt et frīgida rūra.”

Of course the town murmurs at its myrtle-groves being deserted, and its sulphur baths despised, so famous for driving a lingering disorder from the sinews, and takes offence at invalids who dare to plunge head and stomach under the showers from Clusium's springs, or who repair to Gabii and its cold country-side.

“Ubi iam sē ad eam rem parātōs esse arbitrātī sunt, oppida sua omnia, numerō ad duodecim, vīcōs, ad quadringentōs, reliqua prīvāta aedificia incendunt; […] .”

When they considered themselves prepared enough for that undertaking, they burned all their towns, about twelve in number, their villages, about four hundred, and all the remaining private buildings; […] .

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