praecursĭo
praecursĭo, ōnis, f. id., a coming or going before. * In gen.: sine praecursione visorum, without a previous occurrence of phenomena, Cic. Fat. 19, 44.— In partic. * In milit. lang., a preliminary combat, a skirmish, Plin. Ep. 6, 13, 6.— In rhet. lang., a preparation of the hearer, Cic. Top. 15, 59.— The office or work of a forerunner, the mission of John the Baptist, Aug. Tract. in Johan. 4, 6.
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Headword (normalized):
praecursĭo
Headword (normalized/stripped):
praecursio
Intro Text:
praecursĭo, ōnis, f. id., a coming or going before. * In gen.: sine praecursione visorum, without a previous occurrence of phenomena, Cic. Fat. 19, 44.— In partic. * In milit. lang., a preliminary combat, a skirmish, Plin. Ep. 6, 13, 6.— In rhet. lang., a preparation of the hearer, Cic. Top. 15, 59.— The office or work of a forerunner, the mission of John the Baptist, Aug. Tract. in Johan. 4, 6.
URN:
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