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adjective

sēnārĭus

fem. sēnāria · neut. sēnārium
consisting of six each;; six quarter-digits; in diameter •
In gen., consisting of six each; fistula, six quarter-digits (quadrantes) in diameter, Front. Aquaed. 25: numerus, the number six, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 6.—
a verse consisting of six feet
In partic.: versus, a verse consisting of six feet (usu. iambics), Quint. 9, 4, 125; Phaedr. 1, prol. 2.—More freq. as subst.: sēnārĭus, ii, m., Cic. Or. 55, 184; 56, 189; Quint. 9, 4, 72; 9, 4, 140 al.
Perseus ID: n43618 Key: senarius