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P / pseudŏthўrum
noun greek

pseudŏthўrum

gen. pseudŏthўri · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
= ψευδόθυρον.
a backdoor; private entrance; postern-gate •
Lit., a backdoor, private entrance, postern-gate: palatii, Amm. 14, 1, 3; Oros. 7, 6 fin.—
a secret manner figuratively •
Trop., a secret manner: (nummi) per pseudothyrum revertantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 20, § 50: non janua receptis, sed pseudothyro intromissis voluptatibus, id. Red. in Sen. 6, 14.
Perseus ID: n39327 Key: pseudothyrum