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Ciceromastix
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Latin
Etymology
From la Cicerō -mastix, from grc μᾰ́στῐξ scourge.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
((Ciceromastix/Ciceromastīg<3.M>,Ciceromastix/Ciceromastīg<3.Greek.M>))
Name of a lampoon against Cicero, written by Gallus Asinius and Larcius Licinus.
la Aulus Gellius Noctes Atticae 17 1 Vt quidam fuerunt monstra hominum, quod de dis inmortalibus impias falsasque opiniones prodiderunt, ita nonnulli tam prodigiosi tamque vecordes exstiterunt, in quibus sunt Gallus Asinius et Larcius Licinus, cuius liber etiam fertur infando titulo Ciceromastix,
Declension
((Ciceromastix/Ciceromastīg<3.M>,Ciceromastix/Ciceromastīg<3.Greek.M>))
References
Cĭcĕrŏmastix
Cĭcĕrŏmastīx