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Latin
Adjective
artius
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of artior
Adverb
artius
- comparative degree of artē
References
- “artius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “artius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- artius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) learning, scientific knowledge is flourishing: artium studia or artes vigent (not florent)
- (ambiguous) to be interested in, have a taste for culture: optimarum artium studio incensum esse
- (ambiguous) to have received a liberal education: optimis studiis or artibus, optimarum artium studiis eruditum esse
- (ambiguous) a taste for the fine arts: artium (liberalium) studium, or simply studium
- (ambiguous) a connoisseur; a specialist: (artis, artium) intellegens, peritus (opp. idiota, a layman)