collectio
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
collectĭo: (conl-), ōnis, f. id..
I Abstr., a collecting together.
A Prop.: membrorum (Absyrti), Cic. Imp. Pomp. 9, 22: spiritūs, Petr. 98: fructuum, Dig. 9, 2, 27, § 25: terrae, Paul. ex Fest. p. 96, 17 Müll.—
B Trop., the collecting, acquiring: amicorum (opp. detractio), Sen. Ep. 74, 25.—
2 Esp.
a In rhet. lang., a summing up of things said, a short repetition, recapitulation, summary, ἀνακεφαλαίωσις, * Cic. Brut. 88, 302; Auct. Her. 1, 6, 10; Quint. 4, 4, 2.—
b In post-Aug. philos. lang., argumentation, reasoning, a syllogism, a conclusion, inference, Sen. Ep. 45, 7; 85, 2; Quint. 9, 2, 103; Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 85; Arn. 1, 35.—
II Concr. in medic. lang., a swelling, tumor, abscess, Plin. 22, 25, 58, § 122; 24, 4, 7, § 13; 26, 12, 79, § 127; 27, 12, 87, § 110 et saep.; Sen. Ep. 68, 7; Scrib. Comp. 206.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
collēctĭō¹³ (conl-), ōnis, f., (colligo 2),
1 action de rassembler, de recueillir : conlectio membrorum fratris Cic. Pomp. 22, le fait de recueillir les membres de son frère, cf. Petr. 98, 4
2 [fig.] réunion, collection, rassemblement : Cod. Th. 16, 5, 36 ; Vulg. Hebr. 10, 25 || [en part.] a) dépôt d’humeurs, abcès : Plin. 27, 131 ; b) [rhét.] récapitulation, résumé : Cic. Br. 302 ; c) [phil.] argumentation, raisonnement, conclusion : subtilissima collectio Sen. Ep. 45, 7, argumentation très subtile.