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(adjective) : vĕtĕrānus, a, um, id.
* Old, veteran (in technical lang.): boves,Varr. R. R. 1, 20, 2: pecus,Col. 6, 2, 9: gallinae,id. 8, 5, 6: vitis,id. 3, 15, 3: mancipia,Dig. 39, 4, 16: hostis,Liv. 21, 6, 5: miles veteranus, or simply veteranus, an old tried soldier, a veteran soldier, a veteran: milites,Cic. Phil. 3, 2, 3: veterani,Caes. B. C. 3, 24; Cic. Phil. 11, 14, 37; Liv. 37, 20, 2; 40, 39, 4; Sen. Ben. 3, 33, 1; 5, 24, 1; cf.: legiones veteranae,i. e. composed of veterans,Caes. B. G. 1, 24.
* Trop., experienced, skilled: veteranis manibus libros evolvite,Vop. Aur. 39.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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