diffusio

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τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

diffūsĭo: ōnis, f. diffundo.
I The spreading out, extending: maris, Mart. Cap. 6, § 661.—
II Cheerfulness: animi, Sen. Vit. Beat. 5, 1.