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Translation - Latin-English - Magnus erat numerus scriptorum antiquorum

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Title	Magnus erat numerus scriptorum antiquorum
Text Submitted by picun_n	Source language: Latin Magnus erat numerus scriptorum antiquorum

Title	The number of ancient writers was great
Translation English Translated by Okal	Target language: English The number of ancient writers was great
Remarks about the translation	antiquorum = "ancient", "old", sometimes "superior" or "preferable"

Validated by dramati - 22 January 2008 23:16

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		22 January 2008 21:40
	Urunghai จำนวนข้อความ: 464	'Magnus' means big, right? As in a big amount of ancient writers? The more I think of it, I guess it can also mean 'important' here. Any context?
		22 January 2008 22:35
	Okal จำนวนข้อความ: 22	Yes, "magnus" means "big" most of the time. But I often have some scrupules in front of the supposed nobililty of the latin language. I would not feel easy translating it by "the amount of ancient writers was just big"... See what I mean? To make it short, "big" sounds a bit familiar. Contexts? For instance, "magnus princeps" becomes "Grand Prince" in French and English, "Great Prince" in English, and you have a large number of translations here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prince "Big Prince" wouldn't sound right, would it? Hope that answers your question