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noun

Pōmētĭa

gen. Pōmētiae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
(collat. form , , , Verg. A. 6, 775)
a very old town of the Volsci; in Latium; also called •
a very old town of the Volsci, in Latium, also called Suessa Pometia; perh. the mod. Torre Petrara or Mesa, Cic. Rep. 2, 24, 45; Liv. 1, 53; 2, 16; 2, 25 al.—Hence, Pōmētīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pometia, Pometian: manubiae, Liv. 1, 55.
Perseus ID: n36962 Key: Pometia