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noun

cippus

gen. cippi · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
(), , kindr. with scipio; cf. σκήπτω
a pale; stake; post
a pale, stake, post, pillar, Lucil. ap. Fest. p. 258; and specif.,
A gravestone; tombstone
A gravestone, tombstone, * Hor. S. 1, 8, 12; Pers. 1, 37; Prud. Apoth. 361; Inscr. Orell. 4524 al.—
a landmark; boundary-stone; post
In the Agrimensores, a landmark, boundary-stone or post, Simplic. ap. Goes. p. 88.—*
a bulwark formed of sharpened stakes
In milit. lang., cippi, ōrum, m., a bulwark formed of sharpened stakes, Caes. B. G. 7, 73.
Perseus ID: n8082 Key: cippus