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noun

Ăpīcĭus

gen. Ăpīcii · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
A notorious epicure under Augustus and Tiberius
A notorious epicure under Augustus and Tiberius, Plin. 10, 48, 68, § 133; cf. Tac. A. 4, 1.—Hence,
The title of a Latin book on cookery; yet extant; in ten books
The title of a Latin book on cookery, yet extant, in ten books, whose author is unknown, v. Bähr, Lit. Gesch. p. 521; Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 278, 4.—
pertaining to Apicius •
Deriv.: ăpīcĭ-ānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Apicius: coctura, Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 143: patina, Apic. 4, 2: condimenta, Tert. Anim. 33.
Perseus ID: n3021 Key: Apicius2