sŭperlātĭo — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

sŭperlātĭo, ōnis, f. superfero. In rhet., an exaggerating, hyperbole: veritatis superlatio atque trajectio, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203; cf. Auct. Her. 4, 33, 44; Quint. 9, 2, 3; 9, 1, 29; 12, 10, 62: malignitatis, the highest degree, App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 20, 40.— In gram., the superlative: (soloecismus) per comparationes et superlationes, Quint. 1, 5, 45; Charis. p. 88 sq. P.

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sŭperlātĭo

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sŭperlātĭo

Headword (normalized/stripped):

superlatio

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46835

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n46795

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superlatio

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