contortĭo — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

contortĭo, ōnis, f. contorqueo. * A whirling round: dexterae, Auct. Her. 4, 19, 26 fin.— An intertwining, involving; intricacy, complication; of discourse, in the plur.: contortiones orationis, * Cic. Fat. 9, 17; Aug. Retract. 1, 50.

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Headword:

contortĭo

Headword (normalized):

contortĭo

Headword (normalized/stripped):

contortio

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IDX:

10864

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n10852

Key:

contortio

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