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quā^drāgēni

Meaning

  1. Forty each

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quā^drāgēni, ae, a (
I. gen. quadragenūm, Caes. B. G. 4, 17; Liv. 38, 38), num. distrib. adj. [quadraginta].
I. Forty each: columnae singulae sestertiis quadragenis milibus locatae, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 56, § 147; id. Att. 4, 18, 2: octoginta confecit centurias, quadragenas seniorum et juniorum, Liv. 1, 43: pyramides complures quadragenarum ulnarum, Plin. 36, 13, 19, § 87; Liv. 38, 38: septuagies centeni quadrageni fiunt novem milia et octingenti, forty each time, Col. 5, 2, 8.—Plur. fem. quadragenae (supply plagae), forty stripes, Vulg. 2 Cor. 11, 24. —
II. In gen., for quadraginta, forty: centies vicies duceni quadrageni fiunt viginti octo millia et octingenti, i. e. 240X120 =28,800, Col. 5, 2.

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What does quā^drāgēni mean in Latin?
quā^drāgēni, means “Forty each”.