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αὐχμός

αὐχμός, drought; squalor

αὐχμός, ὁ,
  • drought, Emp. 111.6, Hdt. 2.13, 4.198, Hp. Aph. 3.7: in pl., Th. 1.23, Isoc. 9.14, Plu. Num. 13: metaph., ὥσπερ αὐχμός τις τῆς σοφίας drought, dearth of . ., Pl. Men. 70c; so perh. αὐχμὸς τῶν σκευαρίων Ar. Pl. 839.
      • 2 effects of drought, squalor, μεστὰς αὐχμοῦ τε καὶ κόνεως Pl. R. 614d.
      • 3 of style, dryness, meagreness, D.H. Dem. 44.
      • 4 thirst, D.Chr. 7.152. (Perh. akin to αὖος.)

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