spectātĭo — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

spectātĭo, ōnis, f. specto, a looking, beholding, contemplation of a thing, a sight, view (rare but class.). Lit. In gen., absol.: homo ad artificem suum (deum) spectat: quam spectationem Trismegistus θεωρίαν rectissime nominavit, Lact. 7, 9 med.: apparatūs spectatio, Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 2: animum levare spectatione, id. Att. 13, 44, 2.—Plur.: quae scenicis moribus ad spectationes populo comparantur, Vitr. 10 praef.—* In partic., an examining, proving, testing of money: pecuniae, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 78, § 181.—* Trop., respect, regard, consideration: Macedonicum bellum nomine amplius quam spectatione gentis fuit, Flor. 2, 7, 3.

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