Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In class, antiq., anything eaten with bread to give it relish, especially fish; in general, a relish.
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_obses_, or _opses_; _obsonium_, or _opsonium_; _obtingo_, or _optingo_; and Quintilian says it is a question whether the change should be indicated in writing or not:
The Roman Pronunciation of Latin Why we use it and how to use it Frances Ellen Lord
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_parasitus_, _opsonium_, _dapsilis_ (= δαψιλής); for hybrid new formations based on Greek cf. _thensaurarius_, _plagipatidae_,
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills
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Lepidu’s. nunc ego te facere hoc volo. ego sorori meae cenam hodie dare volo viaticam: eo tibi argentum iubebo iam intus ecferri foras; tu facito opsonatum nobis sit opulentum opsonium.
Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives Titus Maccius Plautus 1919
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