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noun

scamma

gen. scammătis · gender neuter · decl. 3rd
a wrestling-place
a wrestling-place in the Palaestra.
Lit. (late Lat.), Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1 fin.; Hier. Joann. Hieros. 16; id. Ep. 61, 5; Ambros. Off. 1, 16. —*
a wrestling; a contest figuratively
Trop., a wrestling, a contest, Tert. adv. Martyr. 3; cf. harena. II.
Perseus ID: n42847 Key: scamma