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|lshtext=<b>contortĭo</b>: ōnis, f. [[contorqueo]]. *<br /><b>I</b> A whirling [[round]]: dexterae, Auct. Her. 4, 19, 26 fin.—<br /><b>II</b> An intertwining, involving; [[intricacy]], [[complication]]; of [[discourse]], in the | |lshtext=<b>contortĭo</b>: ōnis, f. [[contorqueo]]. *<br /><b>I</b> A whirling [[round]]: dexterae, Auct. Her. 4, 19, 26 fin.—<br /><b>II</b> An intertwining, involving; [[intricacy]], [[complication]]; of [[discourse]], in the plur.: contortiones orationis, * Cic. Fat. 9, 17; Aug. Retract. 1, 50. | ||
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
contortĭo: ōnis, f. contorqueo. *
I A whirling round: dexterae, Auct. Her. 4, 19, 26 fin.—
II An intertwining, involving; intricacy, complication; of discourse, in the plur.: contortiones orationis, * Cic. Fat. 9, 17; Aug. Retract. 1, 50.
