PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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sperice ‘like a sphere’

Latin. – Grammar: adv.

References: Alm. Sicily: I.3:28, f. 2r:44
Translation of:
Greek: σφαιροειδῶς [Alm. Heiberg: I.3t]
Synonyms:
sphere ac globi modo[Alm. George: I.3:28, f. 5r:26]