LSJ

contortio

Revision as of 08:26, 13 August 2017 by Spiros (talk | contribs) (6_4)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

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 <number opt="n">plur.</number>: contortiones orationis, * Cic. Fat. 9, 17; Aug. Retract. 1, 50.

Retrieved from "https://lsj.gr/index.php?title=contortio&oldid=575999"