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gibba, ae, v. 1. gibbus, II. B.

1. gibbus, a, um, adj. [cf. κύπτω, κυφός, bent, bowed, crooked; v. gibber], hunched, humped, gibbous.

  1. I. Adj.: calvaria ex interiore parte concava, extrinsecus gibba, Cels. 8, 1.
  2. II. Subst.
    1. A. gibbus, i, m., a hunch, hump, Juv. 10, 294; 309; 6, 109.
    2. B. gibba, ae, f., the same, Suet. Dom. 23.
      1. 2. Transf., a hump-like swelling, protuberance, Amm. 23, 4.