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II. PROPER NAMES.
373. 1. The name of a Roman citizen regularly consisted of three parts: the praenomen (or given name), the nomen (name of the gens or clan), and the cognomen (family name). Such a typical name is exemplied by Marcus Tullius Cicero, in which Marcus is the praenomen, Tullius the nomen, and Cicero the cognomen. Sometimes a second cognomen (in later Latin called an agnomen) is added—expecially in honor of military achievements; as,—
Gaius Cornelius Scipio Africanus.
2. ABBREVIATIONS OF PROPER NAMES.
A. = Aulus. Mam. = Mamercus. App. = Appius. N. = Numerius. C. = Gaius. P. = Publius. Cn. = Gnaeus. Q. = Quintus. D. = Decimus. Sex. = Sextus. K. = Kaeso. Ser. = Servius. L. = Lucius. Sp. = Spurius. M. = Marcus. T. = Titus. M’. = Manius. Ti. = Tiberius.
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III. FIGURES OF SYNTAX AND RHETORIC.
A. Figures of Syntax.
374. 1. Ellipsis is the omission of one or more words; as,—
quid multa, why (should I say) much?