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Zmyrna, -ae, f.: Smyrna, city in Asia Minor (mod. Izmir); title of historical poem by C Helvius Cinna

Cinna, -ae, m.: a family name, e.g., C. Helvius Cinna, Catullus' friend

nōnus, -a, -um: ninth

post prep w/ acc. adv. behind; later, afterward

dēnĭquē: adv., finally

messis, -is, f.: harvest

coepĭo, coepĕre, coepi, coeptum: begin

ĕdo, ĕdĕre, ēdi, ēsum: emit, bring forth, yield; publish

hĭems, -ĕmis, f.: winter

mille, pl. mīlia: a thousand

intĕrĕā: adv., in the meantime; with adversative force, in these circumstances

quingenti, -ae, -a: five hundred

Hortensĭus, -a, um: Roman nomen gentile, e.g., of Q. Hortensius Hortalus

ūnus, -a, -um: adj., one, alone, only; any, an ordinary

căvus, -a, -um: hollow; deep

pĕnĭtus, -a, -um: adv., from within; far away; deeply

mitto, mittĕre, mīsi, missum: send, send forth; (of weapons) throw, cast, hurl; emit, utter; cease, desist, omit; let go, release, abandon, discard; give

unda, -ae, f.: wave; waves of the sea, sea

cānus, -a, -um: white, whitened

dĭū: adv., for a long time

saeclum, -i n.: a generation

annālis, -e: a book of annals or chronicles; (pl.) a chronicle in several books

mŏrĭor, mŏrī, mortŭus sum: die

laxus, -a, -um: spacious; loose

scomber, -bri, m.: mackerel

saepe: adv., often

tŭnĭca, -ae, f.: tunic, a standard garment worn by both sexes

parvus, -a, -um: little

cor, cordis, n.: heart

mŏnĭmentum, -i, n.: anything that serves as a commemoration, reminder, or memorial

pŏpŭlus, -i, m.: the people; the public, people in general; populace

tŭmĭdus, -a, -um: swollen, bulging

gaudĕo, gaudēre, gāvīsus: rejoice, take pleasure