Definition of Cippi

1. cippus [n] - See also: cippus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cippi

cipherhood
ciphering
cipherlike
ciphers
ciphertext
ciphertexts
ciphonies
ciphony
cipolin
cipolins
cipolline onion
cipollini
cipollinis
cipollino
cipollinos
cippi (current term)
cippus
ciprianiite
ciprofloxacin
ciprofloxacin hydrochloride
ciproxifan
ciramadol
ciranda
cirantin
circ
circa
circadian
circadian clock
circadian dysrhythmia
circadian rhythm

Literary usage of Cippi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cornell Studies in Classical Philology by Cornell University (1901)
"TIBER cippi. The regulation of the Tiber, to guard against floods at times of high water, was of the greatest importance to the city of Rome. ..."

2. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities by Arthur Hamilton Smith (1901)
"In the first century of the Roman Empire, the decoration of the sarcophagi and cippi consists mainly of floral reliefs and festoons, hanging from bulls' ..."

3. The Epigraphical Evidence for the Reigns of Vespasian and Titus by Homer Curtis Newton (1901)
"... on the eastern coast of Corsica, and was a Roman colony founded by and deriving its name from C. Marius.1 TIBER cippi. The regulation of the Tiber, ..."

4. A History of Discoveries at Halicarnassus, Cnidus & Branchidæ by Sir Charles Thomas Newton, Richard Popplewell Pullan (1863)
"Character of the tombs in this cemetery ; cippi; inscription relating to the temenos of ... Over these vaults is a flat roof, on which statues or cippi have ..."

5. An Explanatory Commentary on Esther: With Four Appendices Consisting of the by Paulus Cassel (1888)
"But there can be no thought of authenticating the report of the Midrash, as Hottinger is inclined to do (cippi, Hebr. p. 147). ..."

6. Descriptive Catalogue of a Cabinet of Roman Imperial Large-brass Medals by William Henry Smyth (1834)
"(Römer et Augusto,) A decorated altar between two cippi, or short columns, on which stand winged victories, ..."

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