I. By kinds, species, classes, or divisions (freq. and class.): “generatim reddita finis Crescendi rebus constat, etc.,” Lucr. 1, 584; cf. id. 1, 597: “ut cupide generatim secla propagent,” id. 1, 20; 1, 229; 563; “2, 347 al.: primum nomen omnium (avium): alites ab alis, volucres a volatu. Deinde generatim: de his pleraeque ab suis vocibus, ut haec upupa, cuculus, corvus, etc.,” Varr. L. L. 5, § 75 Müll.; cf. id. ib. 5, § “146 ib.: ergo ab universa provincia generatimque ab singulis ejus partibus diligitur,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 69, § 168: “aut publice civitas istos honores habent, aut, si generatim, homines ut aratores, ut mercatores, ut navicularii,” id. ib. 2, 2, 55, § 137; cf. Caes. B. C. 3, 32, 1: “Germani suas copias castris eduxerunt generatimque constituerunt paribusque intervallis Harudes, Marcomanos, Triboccos, etc.,” i. e. by nations, id. B. G. 1, 51, 2 (Metaphr. κατὰ φυλάς); cf.: “Galli generatim distributi in civitates,” id. ib. 7, 19, 2: Caesar contione habita Cordubae omnibus generatim gratias agit: civibus Romanis, quod, etc. ... Hispanis, quod, etc. . . . Gaditanis, quod, etc., after their kind, i. e. according to their services, id. ib. 2, 21, 1: “exponere argumenta,” Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47: “componere,” id. de Or. 1, 41, 146; cf. id. ib. 1, 13, 58: “ne omnia generatim sacra omnesque percenseam deos,” Liv. 5, 52, 6: “qua haut dubie major aliquanto summa ex numero plaustrorum ponderibusque auri, argenti generatim ab ipso scriptis efficitur,” id. 45, 40, 1 Weissenb. ad loc.: “proprios generatim discite cultus, Agricolae,” Verg. G. 2, 35.—
II. Opposed to specially, in particular, generally, in general (rare but class.): “singillatim potius quam generatim atque universe loquar,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 55, § 143; cf.: “neque generatim tradere, neque per singulas partes exsequi,” Quint. 5, 10, 100: “omnia generatim amplecti,” Cic. Inv. 2, 5, 18: “generatim ea, quae maxime nota sunt, dicam,” id. Pis. 35, 86: “non nominatim, sed generatim informata proscriptio,” id. Att. 11, 6, 2: “haec generatim praecipimus: nunc illud proprie, etc.,” Col. 3, 9, 9.
