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κυλίνδησις

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Democritus, DK 68b22
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Full diacritics: κῠλίνδησις Medium diacritics: κυλίνδησις Low diacritics: κυλίνδησις Capitals: ΚΥΛΙΝΔΗΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: kylíndēsis Transliteration B: kylindēsis Transliteration C: kylindisis Beta Code: kuli/ndhsis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A rolling, wallowing, ἐν γυναίοις Plu.Ant.9.    II metaph., constant practice, skill, ἐν λόγοις Pl.Sph.268a.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κῠλίνδησις: -εως, ἡ, τὸ κυλινδεῖσθαι, κυλίεσθαι, ἐν γυναίοις Πλουτ. Ἀντών. 9. ΙΙ. μεταφ., συνεχὴς ἐξάσκησις, ἐμπειρία, ἐν λόγοις Πλάτ. Σοφ. 268Α, πρβλ. Λατ. versari.

French (Bailly abrégé)

εως (ἡ) :
action de rouler, de s’ébattre.
Étymologie: κυλινδέω.