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vīcīnĭa, ae, f. [vicinus], neighborhood, nearness, vicinage, vicinity.

  1. I. Lit. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; but cf. vicinitas): proximae viciniae habitat, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 27: hic proximae viciniae, id. Mil. 2, 3, 2: mulier quaedam commigravit huc viciniae, Ter. And. 1, 1, 43: hic viciniae, id. Phorm. 1, 2, 45: inde in viciniā nostra Averni lacus, * Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37: in viciniā urbis, Col. 7, 3, 13: pharetratae vicinia Persidis, Verg. G. 4, 290: mons elatus super nubila atque in viciniam lunaris circuli, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 7: mortis, proximity, Petr. 93: mortem in viciniā videre, Sen. ap. Lact. 6, 17 fin.
    1. B. Transf., concr., neighborhood, i. q. neighbors (freq. but not ante-Aug.; cf. vicinitas): libertina, non ignota viciniae, Liv. 39, 12, 1: funus Egregie factum laudet vicinia, Hor. S. 2, 5, 106; id. Ep. 1, 16, 44; 1, 17, 62; Ov. M. 2, 688; 4, 636; 8, 689; Pers. 4, 46; Vell. 1, 4; Vall. Max. 5, 7, 3; Suet. Calig. 55; App. M. 7, p. 190, 35; Juv. 14, 154.
      With a plur. noun, Ov. F. 2, 657; 3, 189.
  2. II. Trop., near likeness, resemblance, similarity, affinity (post-Aug.; a favorite trope of Quint.): aqua ad viciniam lactis accedens, Plin. 31, 3, 22, § 37; 37, 9, 40, § 123 (al. ad vicina): est tamen quamquam diversarum rerum quaedam vicinia, Quint. 8, 4, 12: quaedam vicinia virtutum vitiorumque, id. 2, 12, 4: est huic tropo quaedam cum synecdoche vicinia, id. 8, 6, 28; cf. id. 3, 8, 9; 9, 3, 65 sq.

vīcīnĭtas, ātis, f. [vicinus], neighborhood, nearness, proximity, vicinity (class.).

  1. I. Lit.: vel virtus tua me vel vicinitas Facit, ut te audacter moneam, etc., Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 4: propter vicinitatem totos dies simul eramus, Cic. Att. 5, 10, 5: scire hoc propter vicinitatem facile possum, id. Planc. 8, 19; cf.: quorum et vicinitas propinqua et multitudo esset infinita, Hirt. B. G. 8, 7.
    Plur.: amicitiae, consuetudines, vicinitates, clientelae, ludi denique … quid haberent voluptatis, etc., Cic. Red. Quir. 1, 3; cf. B. 2. infra.
    1. B. Transf., concr.
      1. 1. The neighborhood, vicinity, region: in Umbriā atque in eā vicinitate, Cic. Rosc. Am. 16, 48.
      2. 2. Neighborhood, i. q. neighbors (class.): si te libenter vicinitas videbit, Cato, R. R. 4: signum, quod erat notum vicinitati, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 96; id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8: caritas serpit foras cognationibus primum, tum affinitatibus, deinde amicitiis, post vicinitatibus, id. Fin. 5, 23, 65; id. Planc. 9, 22; id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Rosc. Am. 6, 15; Caes. B. G. 6, 34; Nep. Alcib. 10, 3; Sall. C. 36, 1; Suet. Aug. 6; Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 41.
        Cf. plur.: conveniet autem cum in dando munificum esse, tum in exigendo non acerbum, in omnique re contrahendā … vicinitatibus et confiniis aequum, Cic. Off. 2, 18, 64.
  2. II. Trop., near likeness, resemblance, similarity, congeniality, affinity: est quaedam inter epichirema et syllogismum vicinitas, Quint. 5, 10, 6: virtutibus ac vitiis, id. 3, 7, 25: excusantur vitia vicinitate vitiorum, id. 1, 5, 5: nominis (cyperi et cypiri), Plin. 21, 18, 69, § 115.

* vīcīnĭtus, adv. [vicinus], in the neighborhood, close by: omnes intra centum vicinitus arceantur, Cod. Th. 15, 1, 4.