Definition of Canusium
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LNS
Canusium, Canusiī
Canusium, Canusia
noun (n., 2nd declension)
  1. a very ancient town in Apulia
  2. Canosa, founded by the Greeks, and celebrated for its excellent wool
Abbreviations
Canusium, ii, n. (Canusia, ae, f., Inscr. Murat. 1037, 3), a very ancient town in Apulia, now Canosa, founded by the Greeks, and celebrated for its excellent wool, Cic. Att. 8, 11, D, § 1; Liv. 22, 50, 4; 22, 52, 4; Mel. 2, 4, 7; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 104; 8, 48, 73, § 190 sq.; Hor. S. 1, 5, 91; 2, 3, 168.

— Derivv. Canusīnus, a, um, adj., of Canusium, Canusian: ager, Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2: rufae, Mart. 14, 129: birri, Vop. Carin. 20.

— Subst. Canusīnus, i, m., an inhabitant of Canusium: bilinguis, i. e. speaking Greek and Latin, Hor. S. 1, 10, 30.

— Canusīna, ae, f. (sc. vestis), garments made of Canusian wool, Mart. 14, 127.

— Canusīnātus, a, um, adj., clothed in Canusian wool: muliones, Suet. Ner. 30: Syrus, Mart. 9, 23, 9.
 
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