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noun

sălillum

gen. sălilli · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
dim. for salinulum, from salinum
a little salt-cellar; little measure; brief span of life
a little salt-cellar, Cat. 23, 19.—In comic lang.: salillum animae, perh. little measure, brief span of life, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 91.
Perseus ID: n42329 Key: salillum