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51CC12 Negative Result, Bad Result

51CC19 No Result, Lack of Result, Inefficacy, Futility

51CC19:46A633 No Result, Lack of Result, Inefficacy, Futility❧debate, discussion (~ meeting)

51CC19:52E3 No Result, Lack of Result, Inefficacy, Futility❧Counsel; 'Consiglio' (Ripa)

51CC19:54A6 No Result, Lack of Result, Inefficacy, Futility❧Helpfulness

51CC19:56D1 No Result, Lack of Result, Inefficacy, Futility❧Hope; 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa)

51CC19:57B1 No Result, Lack of Result, Inefficacy, Futility❧Praise, Approbation, Approval; 'Lode' (Ripa)

51CC1:33B14 Effect, Result❧threatening behaviour, challenging

51CC2 Chance, Haphazard

51D1 Order, Arrangement, Organization

51D2 Harmony, Regularity

51D4 Beauty; 'Bellezza' (Ripa)

51D4:31AA2237 Beauty; 'Bellezza' (Ripa)❧buttocks, 'partes posteriores' - AA - female human figure

51DD1 Disorder, Confusion, Derangement, Disorganization, Chaos

51DD11 Contamination

51DD11:21D Contamination❧water (one of the four elements)

51DD2 Disharmony, Irregularity

51DD4 Ugliness

51E Hierarchical Order

51E1 Independence, Autonomy

51E11 Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa)

51E11:31B6235 Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa)❧speaking

51E11:53A11 Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa)❧Choice; 'Elettione' (Ripa)

51E11:56BB1 Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa)❧Pain, Sorrow, Sadness; 'Dolore', 'Dolore di Zeusi' (Ripa)

51E1:53B2 Independence, Autonomy❧Decisiveness, Decision

51E2 Superiority

51E2:23T23 Superiority❧classical antiquity (historical epoch)

51E2:41C7113 Superiority❧kinds of wine

51E2:46B472 Superiority❧loss (~ commerce)

51E2:46C215(ANCHOR) Superiority❧parts of ship's exterior: anchor

51E2:47I13 Superiority❧cultivation ~ agriculture

51E2:49G1 Superiority❧physician, doctor

51E2:52A51 Superiority❧Wisdom; 'Sapienza', 'Sapienza humana', 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa)

51E2:53C11 Superiority❧Authority, Power; 'Dominio', 'Giurisdittione' (Ripa)

51E2:54A31 Superiority❧Experience, Mastery; 'Esperienza' (Ripa)

51E2:54A33 Superiority❧Skill, Ability; 'Artificio', 'Prontezza' (Ripa)

51E2:55B1 Superiority❧Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa)

51E2:56D1 Superiority❧Hope; 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa)

51E2:92 Superiority❧gods ~ classical mythology

51E2:92D4 Superiority❧(story of the) Muses; 'Muse' (Ripa)

51E3 Conformity; 'Temperamento delle cose terrene con le celesti' (Ripa)

51EE1 Dependence

51EE11 Restriction, Limitation

51EE11:51E11 Restriction, Limitation❧Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa)

51EE11:56F231 Restriction, Limitation❧Fidelity in Friendship; 'Confermatione dell'Amicitia', 'Fede nell'Amicitia' (Ripa)

51EE11:57A25 Restriction, Limitation❧Responsibility, Liability

51EE2 Inferiority

51EE2:3 Inferiority❧Human Being, Man in General

51EE2:41C69 Inferiority❧meat; still life of meat

51EE4 Incoherence

51F1 Precedence

51F2 Continuity

51F2:24 Continuity❧the heavens (celestial bodies)

51F2:45A1 Continuity❧war

51F2:47E11 Continuity❧home production

51F2:48C755 Continuity❧vocal music, singing

51F2:54A1 Continuity❧Activity

51F2:56D1 Continuity❧Hope; 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa)

51F3 Priority, Pre-eminence

51F3:46B471 Priority, Pre-eminence❧profit (~ commerce)

51F3:58B2 Priority, Pre-eminence❧Life

51F3:91E7 Priority, Pre-eminence❧Deucalion's flood; Jupiter sends a great flood to destroy mankind; Deucalion and Pyrrha afloat

51F4 Simultaneity

51F4:54FF11 Simultaneity❧Adversity, Misfortune, Bad Luck; 'Fortuna infelice', 'Infortunio' (Ripa)

51F5 Beginning; 'Principio' (Ripa)

51F51 Newness

51F511 Immaturity

51F51:41C27(SIEVE) Newness❧kitchen-utensils: sieve

51F51:41D2 Newness❧clothes, costume

51F51:41D231 Newness❧trousers, breeches

51F51:41D427(+0) Newness❧accessories and implements ~ laundering, e.g. clothes-peg, drying frame, (empty) washing line (+ variant)

51F51:46A12 Newness❧nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood

51F51:56F23 Newness❧Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa)

51F52 Earliness

51F521 Precocity

51F521:22C4(GREY):31A22621 Precocity❧colours, pigments, and paints (GREY)❧hair

51F521:31E Precocity❧death of human being

51F521:51FF51 Precocity❧Oldness

51F521:52A51 Precocity❧Wisdom; 'Sapienza', 'Sapienza humana', 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa)

51F521:56DD1 Precocity❧Fear, Dread; 'Paura', 'Timidità o Timore', 'Timore' (Ripa)

51F52:31E Earliness❧death of human being

51F52:31E142 Earliness❧death of a child

51F5:23D43 Beginning; 'Principio' (Ripa)❧summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa)

51F5:26F1 Beginning; 'Principio' (Ripa)❧good weather

51F5:45A1 Beginning; 'Principio' (Ripa)❧war

51F5:46A633 Beginning; 'Principio' (Ripa)❧debate, discussion (~ meeting)

51F5:49C4 Beginning; 'Principio' (Ripa)❧discussion, dialogue, dispute ~ scholar, philosopher

51F5:51A1 Beginning; 'Principio' (Ripa)❧Existence

51F5:54B6 Beginning; 'Principio' (Ripa)❧Worth, Value

51F7 Regularity of Recurrence

51F8 Middle

51FF1 Subsequence

51FF3 Posteriority

51FF3:47I14 Posteriority❧harvest

51FF3:57A4 Posteriority❧Shame

51FF4 Non-simultaneity

51FF5 End; 'Fine' (Ripa)

51FF51 Oldness

51FF511 Maturity

51FF51:41D1 Oldness❧fashion

51FF51:46C21 Oldness❧ships (in general)

51FF51:52E2 Oldness❧Prediction, Prophecy; 'Augurio', 'Divinatione', 'Profetia' (Ripa)

51FF51:56F23 Oldness❧Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa)

51FF51:61E(TYRUS) Oldness❧names of cities and villages (TYRUS)

51FF52 Lateness

51FF521 Delay

51FF52:44G3 Lateness❧criminal law; punishment

51FF52:46C514 Lateness❧arrival and return ~ travelling

51FF52:52C4 Lateness❧Understanding, Comprehension; 'Apprehensiva' (Ripa)

51FF52:54A6 Lateness❧Helpfulness

51FF52:55A12 Lateness❧Reward, 'Praemium'; 'Premio', 'Remuneratione' (Ripa)

51FF52:55CC1 Lateness❧Saving, Frugality, Parsimony; 'Parsimonia' (Ripa)

51FF52:56D1 Lateness❧Hope; 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa)

51FF5:26F2 End; 'Fine' (Ripa)❧bad weather

51FF5:49D32 End; 'Fine' (Ripa)❧line (~ planimetry, geometry)

51FF5:51D4 End; 'Fine' (Ripa)❧Beauty; 'Bellezza' (Ripa)

51FF5:52D41 End; 'Fine' (Ripa)❧Trifles, 'Nugae'

51FF5:54B6 End; 'Fine' (Ripa)❧Worth, Value

51FF5:56F23 End; 'Fine' (Ripa)❧Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa)

51FF6 Infrequency

51G1 Largeness, Magnitude

51G1:25F711(DUNG-BEETLE) Largeness, Magnitude❧insects: dung-beetle

51G1:25F711(SCARABAEUS) Largeness, Magnitude❧insects: scarabaeus

51G1:25H17 Largeness, Magnitude❧meadow, pasture

51G1:25H213 Largeness, Magnitude❧river

51G1:31A Largeness, Magnitude❧the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa)

51G1:41C321 Largeness, Magnitude❧cup

51G1:47I2131(+9332) Largeness, Magnitude❧ram (+ antlers; horn)

51G1:51BB2 Largeness, Magnitude❧Dissimilarity, Unlikeness

51G1:51GG1 Largeness, Magnitude❧Littleness, Smallness

51G1:54F14 Largeness, Magnitude❧Advantage

51G1:54FF11 Largeness, Magnitude❧Adversity, Misfortune, Bad Luck; 'Fortuna infelice', 'Infortunio' (Ripa)

51G2 Heaviness

51G3 Toughness

51G4 Hardness

51G4(+0):31B Hardness (+ variant)❧mind, spirit

51G4:22D Hardness❧sound

51G4:31A2262(+923) Hardness❧skin (human) (+ defending oneself)

51G5:57A6 Visibility❧Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtù', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtù', 'Virtù insuperabile' (Ripa)

51G6 Smoothness

51G6:47C621 Smoothness❧shaping in a mould (industrial process)

51GG1 Littleness, Smallness

51GG1:25D24 Littleness, Smallness❧clay (soil type)

51GG1:25H212 Littleness, Smallness❧brook

51GG1:41A761 Littleness, Smallness❧bed

51GG1:41C661 Littleness, Smallness❧salt

51GG1:41D268 Littleness, Smallness❧bag

51GG1:51BB2 Littleness, Smallness❧Dissimilarity, Unlikeness

51GG1:54F11 Littleness, Smallness❧Welfare, Prosperity; 'Felicità publica', 'Prosperità della vita', 'Salute' (Ripa)

51GG1:55C2 Littleness, Smallness❧Giving

51GG1:56D1 Littleness, Smallness❧Hope; 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa)

51GG2 Lightness; 'Leggierezza' (Ripa)

51GG2:45C22 Lightness; 'Leggierezza' (Ripa)❧armour

51GG2:49K321 Lightness; 'Leggierezza' (Ripa)❧word

51GG3 Fragility; 'Fragilità' (Ripa)

51GG4 Softness (matter)

51GG4(+0) Softness (matter) (+ variant)

51GG4:51G4 Softness (matter)❧Hardness

51GG6 Roughness

51H1 Totality, the Whole

51H1:51HH1 Totality, the Whole❧Part, Section, Aspect

51H3 Multitude

51H3:31A2245 Multitude❧hand

51H3:33A5 Multitude❧friends

51H3:42G Multitude❧family, relationship, descent

51H3:44G51 Multitude❧crime

51H3:45D311 Multitude❧commander-in-chief, general, marshal

51H3:54C12 Multitude❧Purpose, Aim

51H3:54D1 Multitude❧Preparation

51H3:54FF11 Multitude❧Adversity, Misfortune, Bad Luck; 'Fortuna infelice', 'Infortunio' (Ripa)

51H3:55B Multitude❧Possession

51H3:56F1 Multitude❧Desire; 'Desiderio' (Ripa)

51H4 Plenitude

51H41 Sufficiency

51H42 Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)

51H421 Excess

51H421:41C5 Excess❧celebration meal, feast, banquet

51H42:31A2265 Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)❧nerves

51H42:33C8 Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)❧amorousness, desire

51H42:41C5 Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)❧celebration meal, feast, banquet

51H42:47I14 Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)❧harvest

51H42:54BB2 Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)❧Unnecessity, Superfluity

51H42:54E4 Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)❧Defence

51H42:54EE4 Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)❧Attack

51H42:55A12 Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)❧Reward, 'Praemium'; 'Premio', 'Remuneratione' (Ripa)

51H42:56B2 Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)❧Happiness, Felicity

51H42:56BB22 Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)❧Misery; 'Miseria mondana' (Ripa)

51H42:56D32 Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)❧Commitment

51H42:56F2 Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)❧(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa)

51H42:57AA644 Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa)❧Arrogance; 'Arroganza' (Ripa)

51H43 Redundance

51H4:23 Plenitude❧time

51H4:25H18 Plenitude❧cultivated land

51H4:31D82 Plenitude❧the individual and his name

51H4:33A5 Plenitude❧friends

51H4:33B1 Plenitude❧quarrel, argument

51H4:46B4711 Plenitude❧interest (~ commerce)

51H4:51BB2 Plenitude❧Dissimilarity, Unlikeness

51H4:52A13 Plenitude❧Talent

51H4:52A5 Plenitude❧Knowledge; 'Cognitione', 'Cognitione delle cose' (Ripa)

51H4:52AA1 Plenitude❧Stupidity, Poverty of Intellect; 'Stupidità overo Stolidità' (Ripa)

51H4:54A33 Plenitude❧Skill, Ability; 'Artificio', 'Prontezza' (Ripa)

51H4:59A2 Plenitude❧Refinement, Taste

51H5 Growth, Increase

51H5:31A2255 Growth, Increase❧foot

51H5:51M11:46B4711 Growth, Increase❧Swiftness, Speed; 'Agilità', 'Celerità', 'Velocità' (Ripa)❧interest (~ commerce)

51H5:54A7 Growth, Increase❧Strength, Power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortezza d'Animo e di corpo', 'Fortezza del corpo congiunta con la generosità dell'animo', 'Fortezza & valore del corpo congiunto con la prudenza & virtù del animo', 'Forza' (Ripa)

51H5:54DD4 Growth, Increase❧Difficulty

51H5:56E2 Growth, Increase❧Rage, Anger

51H5:56F2 Growth, Increase❧(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa)

51HH1 Part, Section, Aspect

51HH11 Divisibility

51HH11:23 Divisibility❧time

51HH1:44G41(+55) Part, Section, Aspect❧litigation, legal proceedings, lawsuit (+ verdict)

51HH1:51B3 Part, Section, Aspect❧Parity, Equality

51HH1:51H1 Part, Section, Aspect❧Totality, the Whole

51HH2 Particularity, Individuality

51HH3 Paucity, Fewness

51HH4 Lack, Deficiency

51HH41 Insufficiency

51HH41:22E1 Insufficiency❧heat

51HH41:41C111 Insufficiency❧giving food

51HH41:53C11 Insufficiency❧Authority, Power; 'Dominio', 'Giurisdittione' (Ripa)

51HH41:53D2 Insufficiency❧Promise; 'Promissione' (Ripa)

51HH5:31A2245 Decrease❧hand

51HH5:56F11 Decrease❧Ambition; 'Ambitione', 'Amor di Fama' (Ripa)

51I1 Limited, Defined Space

51I2 Fullness

51I2:41A773 Fullness❧container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase

51I2:51GG2 Fullness❧Lightness; 'Leggierezza' (Ripa)

51I4 Nearness

51I4(+0) Nearness (+ variant)

51I5 Middle; 'Mezo' (Ripa)

51I6 High, Top

51II1:51A4 Unlimited Space❧Presence

51II2 Emptiness, Void

51II2:25F3(+91) Emptiness, Void❧birds (+ egg)

51II2:25G21(ACORN) Emptiness, Void❧fruits: acorn

51II2:41A2 Emptiness, Void❧interior of the house

51II2:41A775 Emptiness, Void❧wooden container: barrel, cask

51II2:41D267 Emptiness, Void❧purse, money-bag

51II2:51G2 Emptiness, Void❧Heaviness

51II2:52A41 Emptiness, Void❧Idea, Concept; 'Idea' (Ripa)

51II4 Farness

51II4(+0) Farness (+ variant)

51II4:25H18 Farness❧cultivated land

51II4:33A5 Farness❧friends

51II4:47G2 Farness❧laying the foundations; trench

51II5 Isolation

51II6 Low, Bottom