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Stoicidae
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Latin
Etymology
la
Pronunciation
Stōicidae
Noun
pl Stōicidae<1> m
pretenders in Stoicism, would-be Stoics
c. 100–127, D. Junius Juvenalis, Satura II, lines 64–65:
la fugerunt trepidi uera ac manifesta canentem / Stoicidae; quid enim falsi Laronia? While Laronia was uttering these plain truths, the would-be Stoics made off in confusion; for what word of untruth had she spoken?
English translation by George Gilbert Ramsay
Declension
pl Stōicidae<1>
Further reading
Stōĭcĭda Stoicida Stōĭcĭda, ae, m. Stoicus, / I. a nickname of a voluptuary who gave himself out for a Stoic, Juv. 2, 65.
Stōicidae Stoicidae Stōicidae (ārum), m / Stoicus, sons of Stoics, would-be Stoics, Iu.
Stōĭcĭda Stoicida Stōĭcĭda, æ, m., disciple des Stoïciens : Juv. 2, 65. 1481 1