sublatio

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sublātĭo: ōnis, f. tollo),
I a lifting up, raising, elevation.
I Lit.: a sublatione (soni) ad positionem, an upward beat in marking time, Quint. 9, 4, 48; so (opp. positio) id. 9, 4, 48, § 55.—
II Trop. *
   A In gen., an elevation, exaltation: animi, Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 13.—
   B In partic., a removal: furtiva, Ambros. in Luc. 5, § 112.—
   2    An abrogation, annulling: judicii, Quint. 7, 1, 60.