vixerunt

Latin

Verb

vīxērunt

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of vīvō

Usage notes

Used euphemistically by Cicero after the execution of the Catilinarian conspirators Lentulus, Cethegus, Statilius, Gabinius and Caeparius, i.e. "they lived" as a substitute for "they are now dead".

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