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Latin
Etymology
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Particularly: “Both Lewis & Short and Gaffiot mention the Ancient Greek βαλλίζω (ballízō), but the relation is unclear.”
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Pronunciation
Noun
ballistia n pl (genitive ballistiōrum); second declension
- (plural only) music or songs accompanying dancing
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.
References
- “ballistĭa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ballistĭa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 206/1.