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(adjective) : cĕlĕber, ēbris, ēbre, (
* Masc. celebris, Auct. Her. 2, 4, 7; Tac. A. 2, 88 fin.; 13, 47; 14, 19; Curt. 5, 1, 18; Gell. 17, 21, 10; comp. very rare, but sup. freq.) [perh. Sanscr. çru-, audire; Gr. κλέος; v. Corss. Beitr. p. 368], that which contains a multitude, numerous; hence
* Where there is a multitude, or where a multitude comes together; of places, much frequented or resorted to, populous, abounding in, rich in (syn.: plenus, frequens; opp. desertus): celeber πολύανδρος, Gloss. Vet.: in locis illa fortuita: culti an inculti, celebres an deserti, etc.,Cic. Part. Or. 10, 36; id. Sest. 67, 140; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 65, § 159; id. Mil. 24, 66; Auct. Her. 2, 4, 7: loco celebri an secreto,Quint. 11, 1, 47: in foro celeberrimo, tantā frequentiā,most frequented,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 133; but: celeberrimo fori,at the time when the Forum was most frequented,Tac. A. 4, 67 fin.: via,Cato, R. R. 1, 3: portus celeberrimus atque plenissimus navium,Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 33: celeberrimo virorum mulierumque conventu,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107; id. Phil. 14, 6, 16; cf. id. Pis. 15, 34: celebri urbe et copiosā,id. Arch. 3, 4: celeberrimo loco (urbis) elatus,Nep. Dion, 10, 3; cf. Plin. Ep. 2, 7, 7; 8, 6, 14: pars oppidi,Suet. Aug. 1: oraculum,Cic. Div. 1, 19, 37: convivium,Tac. A. 14, 48; id. H. 1, 81: celeberrima fontibus Ide,Ov. M. 2, 218: celeberrimus ilice lucus,id. Am. 3, 5, 3.
* Meton.
* That is celebrated, honored by a great assembly, procession, train, etc.; renowned, distinguished, celebrated, famous (syn.: clarus, notus, nobilis; in prose and poetry, partic. since the Aug. per.).
* With abl.: gentis Aquitanae celeber Messala triumphis,Tib. 2, 1, 33: dies omni caerimoniarum genere,Liv. 25, 12, 15; cf. ludi,Suet. Aug. 44: Tiresias famā,Ov. M. 3, 339: Daedalus ingenio artis,id. ib. 8, 159: vir arte grammaticā,Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 167: quisque ingenio,Tac. Agr. 1: tribunus plebis opibus, gratiā, etc.,Vell. 2, 18, 2: pons Mulvius nocturnis illecebris,Tac. A. 13, 47.
* Often repeated, numerous, frequent (very rare): celebri gradu, with double quick step, Att. ap. Non. p. 89, 25 (Trag. Rel. v. 25 Rib.): verba celeberrima,often repeated,Ov. A. A. 2, 705: vox,id. P. 1, 9, 25: lapis celeber trans maria et quondam in Campania,Plin. 34, 1, 2, § 2: nomina in annalibus,Gell. 7 (6), 7, 1.
* With in: celeberrimus fuit in hoc genere Sosus,Plin. 36, 25, 60, § 184.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary