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2. Mĕrŭla, ae, m., a Roman surname, e. g.

  1. A. Cn. Cornelius Merula, Liv. 33, 55.
  2. B. L. Cornelius Merula, flamen Dialis, Vel. 2, 20; Val. Max. 9, 12, 5; Tac. A. 3, 58, 2.