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|lshtext=<b>contentĭo</b>: ōnis, f. [[contendo]] (acc. to [[contendo]], II.),<br /><b>I</b> an [[eager]] stretching, a straining, [[exertion]] of the powers of [[body]] or [[mind]], [[tension]], [[effort]], a [[vigorous]] [[struggling]] or [[striving]] for [[something]], a [[struggle]] [[after]] ([[very]] freq. and in [[good]] [[prose]]).<br /><b>I</b> In gen.<br /> <b>A</b> Prop.: [[contentio]] et [[summissio]] vocis, Cic. Off. 1, 41, 146; id. de Or. 1, 61, 261: vocis, id. Tusc. 2, 24, 56: vocis aut lateris, Plin. 26, 13, 85, § 137 al.: gravitatis et ponderum, of [[gravitation]], Cic. N. D. 2, 45, 116: animi (opp. [[relaxatio]]), id. de Or. 2, 5, 21; cf. id. Arch. 6, 12 et saep.—With gen. of the [[object]]: disputationis, Cic. de Or. 3, 61, 230: honorum ([[with]] [[ambitio]]), id. Off. 1, 25, 87; cf. palmae, Quint. 1, 2, 24: dignitatis, id. 4, 5, 12; cf.: libertatis dignitatisque, Liv. 4, 6, 11 al.—<br /> <b>B</b> Transf.<br /> <b>1</b> Labored, [[formal]] [[speech]] (opp. [[talk]], [[conversation]]): [[quoniam]] magna vis orationis est, eaque [[duplex]], altera contentionis, altera sermonis; [[contentio]] disceptationibus tribuatur judiciorum ... [[sermo]] in circulis, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 37, 132; 2, 14, 48 Heine ad loc.; cf.: [[sermo]] est [[oratio]] [[remissa]] et finitima cottidianae locutioni; [[contentio]] est [[oratio]] acris, etc., Auct. Her. 3, 13, 23.—*<br /> <b>2</b> Gregum = [[admissura]], Censor. 5.—<br /><b>II</b> In partic.<br /> <b>A</b> (Acc. to [[contendo]], II. B. 2.) A [[contest]], [[contention]], [[strife]] ([[with]] weapons or words), a [[fight]], [[dispute]], [[controversy]] (so [[most]] freq.): contentiones proeliorum, Cic. Off. 1, 26, 90; cf.: magna belli, id. Sest. 27, 58: contentiones, quae cum inimicissimis fiunt, id. Off. 1, 38, 137; so [[with]] cum, id. Phil. 2, 3, 7; id. Leg. 3, 11, 25 al.: cum [[aliquo]] de aliquā re, Quint. 4, 2, 132: de aliquā re, Cic. Leg. 3, 10, 24; Liv. 4, 6, 4; Quint. 5, 14, 12 al.: [[adversus]] procuratores, Tac. Agr. 9: [[inter]] aliquos, Cic. Sest. 21, 47; Quint. 10, 1, 47; Suet. Claud. 15 et saep.; cf.: [[inter]] aliquos de aliquā re, Cic. Ac. 2, 43, 132 et saep.: contentionis cupidiores [[quam]] veritatis, id. de Or. 1, 11, 47; Curt. 8, 4, 33.—<br /> <b>B</b> (Acc. to [[contendo]], II. B. 3.) A [[comparison]], [[contrast]]: si [[contentio]] quaedam et [[comparatio]] fiat, Cic. Off. 1, 17, 57; 1, 43, 152; cf. id. Inv. 1, 12, 17: quaedam hominum ipsorum, id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Inv. 2, 39, 114: fortunarum, id. Pis. 22, 51.—Hence,<br /> <b>2</b> T. t.<br /> <b>a</b> In [[rhetoric]], a contrasting of one [[thought]] [[with]] [[another]], [[antithesis]], Auct. Her. 4, 15, 21; Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203; Quint. 9, 1, 31; 9, 2, 2.—<br /> <b>b</b> In gram., [[comparison]], Varr. L. L. 8, § 75 Müll. | |lshtext=<b>contentĭo</b>: ōnis, f. [[contendo]] (acc. to [[contendo]], II.),<br /><b>I</b> an [[eager]] stretching, a straining, [[exertion]] of the powers of [[body]] or [[mind]], [[tension]], [[effort]], a [[vigorous]] [[struggling]] or [[striving]] for [[something]], a [[struggle]] [[after]] ([[very]] freq. and in [[good]] [[prose]]).<br /><b>I</b> In gen.<br /> <b>A</b> Prop.: [[contentio]] et [[summissio]] vocis, Cic. Off. 1, 41, 146; id. de Or. 1, 61, 261: vocis, id. Tusc. 2, 24, 56: vocis aut lateris, Plin. 26, 13, 85, § 137 al.: gravitatis et ponderum, of [[gravitation]], Cic. N. D. 2, 45, 116: animi (opp. [[relaxatio]]), id. de Or. 2, 5, 21; cf. id. Arch. 6, 12 et saep.—With gen. of the [[object]]: disputationis, Cic. de Or. 3, 61, 230: honorum ([[with]] [[ambitio]]), id. Off. 1, 25, 87; cf. palmae, Quint. 1, 2, 24: dignitatis, id. 4, 5, 12; cf.: libertatis dignitatisque, Liv. 4, 6, 11 al.—<br /> <b>B</b> Transf.<br /> <b>1</b> Labored, [[formal]] [[speech]] (opp. [[talk]], [[conversation]]): [[quoniam]] magna vis orationis est, eaque [[duplex]], altera contentionis, altera sermonis; [[contentio]] disceptationibus tribuatur judiciorum ... [[sermo]] in circulis, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 37, 132; 2, 14, 48 Heine ad loc.; cf.: [[sermo]] est [[oratio]] [[remissa]] et finitima cottidianae locutioni; [[contentio]] est [[oratio]] acris, etc., Auct. Her. 3, 13, 23.—*<br /> <b>2</b> Gregum = [[admissura]], Censor. 5.—<br /><b>II</b> In partic.<br /> <b>A</b> (Acc. to [[contendo]], II. B. 2.) A [[contest]], [[contention]], [[strife]] ([[with]] weapons or words), a [[fight]], [[dispute]], [[controversy]] (so [[most]] freq.): contentiones proeliorum, Cic. Off. 1, 26, 90; cf.: magna belli, id. Sest. 27, 58: contentiones, quae cum inimicissimis fiunt, id. Off. 1, 38, 137; so [[with]] cum, id. Phil. 2, 3, 7; id. Leg. 3, 11, 25 al.: cum [[aliquo]] de aliquā re, Quint. 4, 2, 132: de aliquā re, Cic. Leg. 3, 10, 24; Liv. 4, 6, 4; Quint. 5, 14, 12 al.: [[adversus]] procuratores, Tac. Agr. 9: [[inter]] aliquos, Cic. Sest. 21, 47; Quint. 10, 1, 47; Suet. Claud. 15 et saep.; cf.: [[inter]] aliquos de aliquā re, Cic. Ac. 2, 43, 132 et saep.: contentionis cupidiores [[quam]] veritatis, id. de Or. 1, 11, 47; Curt. 8, 4, 33.—<br /> <b>B</b> (Acc. to [[contendo]], II. B. 3.) A [[comparison]], [[contrast]]: si [[contentio]] quaedam et [[comparatio]] fiat, Cic. Off. 1, 17, 57; 1, 43, 152; cf. id. Inv. 1, 12, 17: quaedam hominum ipsorum, id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Inv. 2, 39, 114: fortunarum, id. Pis. 22, 51.—Hence,<br /> <b>2</b> T. t.<br /> <b>a</b> In [[rhetoric]], a contrasting of one [[thought]] [[with]] [[another]], [[antithesis]], Auct. Her. 4, 15, 21; Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203; Quint. 9, 1, 31; 9, 2, 2.—<br /> <b>b</b> In gram., [[comparison]], Varr. L. L. 8, § 75 Müll. | ||
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|gf=<b>contentĭō</b>,⁸ ōnis, f. ([[contendo]]),<br /><b>1</b> action de tendre [ou] d’être tendu avec effort, tension, contention, effort : Cic. Tusc. 2, 57 ; Arch. 12 ; Cæl. 39 ; de Or. 2, 22, etc. || [en part.] élévation de la voix [portée dans le registre élevé] : Cic. de Or. 1, 261 ; 3, 224 ; Off. 1, 136 ; [ou] effort de la voix, ton animé : Cic. Br. 202 ; Or. 85, etc. || éloquence soutenue, style oratoire [opp. à [[sermo]], conversation, style familier] : Off. 1, 132 ; de Or. 3, 177, etc.; [ou] éloquence animée, passionnée : de Or. 1, 255 ; 2, 213 ; Br. 276 ; Or. 59, 109, etc. || tension des corps pesants vers un point (pesanteur, gravité) : Cic. Nat. 2, 116<br /><b>2</b> lutte, rivalité, conflit : Cic. Clu. 44 ; Cat. 4, 13 ; Phil. 5, 32 ; Marc. 5 ; Off. 1, 90, etc.; Cæs. G. 1, 44, 9 ; 7, 48, 4, etc. || de [[aliqua]] re ou alicujus [[rei]], pour qqch. : commodi alicujus Cic. Læl. 34 ; honorum Cic. Off. 1, 87, lutte (rivalité) pour tel ou tel avantage, pour les magistratures || venit in contentionem [[utrum]] sit probabilius... Cic. Div. 2, 129, il y a conflit sur la question de savoir laquelle des deux opinions [[est]] la [[plus]] probable...<br /><b>3</b> comparaison : ex aliorum contentione Cic. Pomp. 36, par comparaison avec des choses différentes ; fortunarum contentionem facere Cic. Pis. 51, faire la comparaison des destinées ; [[rei]] cum re Cic. Inv. 2, 125, d’une chose avec une autre || [rhét.] antithèse : Her. 4, 21 ; 4, 58 ; Quint. 9, 3, 81 ; [dans Cic. de Or. 3, 205, il faut entendre «affirmation triomphant de l’adversaire », cf. Or. 138 ] || [gramm.] degré de comparaison : [[Varro]] L. 8, 75. | |||
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
contentĭo: ōnis, f. contendo (acc. to contendo, II.),
I an eager stretching, a straining, exertion of the powers of body or mind, tension, effort, a vigorous struggling or striving for something, a struggle after (very freq. and in good prose).
I In gen.
A Prop.: contentio et summissio vocis, Cic. Off. 1, 41, 146; id. de Or. 1, 61, 261: vocis, id. Tusc. 2, 24, 56: vocis aut lateris, Plin. 26, 13, 85, § 137 al.: gravitatis et ponderum, of gravitation, Cic. N. D. 2, 45, 116: animi (opp. relaxatio), id. de Or. 2, 5, 21; cf. id. Arch. 6, 12 et saep.—With gen. of the object: disputationis, Cic. de Or. 3, 61, 230: honorum (with ambitio), id. Off. 1, 25, 87; cf. palmae, Quint. 1, 2, 24: dignitatis, id. 4, 5, 12; cf.: libertatis dignitatisque, Liv. 4, 6, 11 al.—
B Transf.
1 Labored, formal speech (opp. talk, conversation): quoniam magna vis orationis est, eaque duplex, altera contentionis, altera sermonis; contentio disceptationibus tribuatur judiciorum ... sermo in circulis, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 37, 132; 2, 14, 48 Heine ad loc.; cf.: sermo est oratio remissa et finitima cottidianae locutioni; contentio est oratio acris, etc., Auct. Her. 3, 13, 23.—*
2 Gregum = admissura, Censor. 5.—
II In partic.
A (Acc. to contendo, II. B. 2.) A contest, contention, strife (with weapons or words), a fight, dispute, controversy (so most freq.): contentiones proeliorum, Cic. Off. 1, 26, 90; cf.: magna belli, id. Sest. 27, 58: contentiones, quae cum inimicissimis fiunt, id. Off. 1, 38, 137; so with cum, id. Phil. 2, 3, 7; id. Leg. 3, 11, 25 al.: cum aliquo de aliquā re, Quint. 4, 2, 132: de aliquā re, Cic. Leg. 3, 10, 24; Liv. 4, 6, 4; Quint. 5, 14, 12 al.: adversus procuratores, Tac. Agr. 9: inter aliquos, Cic. Sest. 21, 47; Quint. 10, 1, 47; Suet. Claud. 15 et saep.; cf.: inter aliquos de aliquā re, Cic. Ac. 2, 43, 132 et saep.: contentionis cupidiores quam veritatis, id. de Or. 1, 11, 47; Curt. 8, 4, 33.—
B (Acc. to contendo, II. B. 3.) A comparison, contrast: si contentio quaedam et comparatio fiat, Cic. Off. 1, 17, 57; 1, 43, 152; cf. id. Inv. 1, 12, 17: quaedam hominum ipsorum, id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Inv. 2, 39, 114: fortunarum, id. Pis. 22, 51.—Hence,
2 T. t.
a In rhetoric, a contrasting of one thought with another, antithesis, Auct. Her. 4, 15, 21; Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203; Quint. 9, 1, 31; 9, 2, 2.—
b In gram., comparison, Varr. L. L. 8, § 75 Müll.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
contentĭō,⁸ ōnis, f. (contendo),
1 action de tendre [ou] d’être tendu avec effort, tension, contention, effort : Cic. Tusc. 2, 57 ; Arch. 12 ; Cæl. 39 ; de Or. 2, 22, etc.
