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                    "description": "(adj.adv.) : prae-clārus, a, um, adj.\n* Very clear, very bright.\n* Lit. (only poet. and very rare): lux,Lucr. 2, 1032: sol,id. 5, 120: iaspis,Juv. 5, 42.\n* Transf., very beautiful (physically or morally), magnificent, honorable, splendid, noble, remarkable, distinguished, excellent, famous, celebrated (class.): vultus,Lucr. 4, 1033: urbs situ  praeclaro ad aspectum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52, § 117: aries praeclarior, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44: homo praeclarā virtute et formā,Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 51: praeclaris operibus laetari,Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 7: praeclara indoles ad dicendum,id. de Or. 1, 29, 131: genus dicendi magnificum atque praeclarum,id. ib. 2, 21, 82: eximia et praeclara,id. Off. 1, 20, 67: praeclara et magnifica,id. Or. 4, 15: multi praeclari in philosophiā et nobiles,id. de Or. 1, 11, 46: gens bello praeclara,Verg. A. 8, 480; 12, 347: nec quicquam est praeclarius aut praestantius,Cic. Fam. 10, 5, 2: praeclarissimum facinus,Nep. Tim. 1, 5: praeclarum est popularem me esse in populi salute,Cic. ad Brut. 1, 3, 2 fin.: res,distinguished wealth, opulence,Hor. S. 2, 5, 46.— Of medicines that operate well, excellent, efficacious, etc.: rubrica in medicinā res praeclara habetur,Plin. 35, 6, 14, § 33; 20, 7, 26, § 61; 27, 4, 14, § 31; cf. usus,id. 23, 3, 36, § 73: utilitas,id. 22, 24, 51, § 110.—Ironically: illa praeclara tua patientia famis,Cic. Cat. 1, 10, 26; cf.: praeclaram populo Romano refers gratiam,id. ib. 1, 11, 28.—In a bad sense, noted, notorious: sceleribus suis ferox atque praeclarus,Sall. J. 14, 21.\n* With gen.: T. Livius, eloquentiae ac fidei praeclarus in primis,Tac. A. 4, 34.—Hence, adv., in two forms, praeclare and praeclariter.\n* Form praeclārē.\n* Very clearly, very plainly: praeclare aliquid explicare,Cic. Ac. 1, 9, 33: praeclare intellego,id. Fam. 13, 7, 1: praeclare memini,id. ib. 4, 7, 2: invenire,Plin. Ep. 3, 13, 3: praeclare et apposite et facete scribere,Gell. 2, 23, 11.\n* Form prae-clārĭter, excellently: rebus praeclariter gestis, Quadrig. ap. Non. 516, 12; Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 1010 P. (Enn. p. 180 Vahl.)."
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