reversio
ἡμῶν δ' ὅσα καὶ τὰ σώματ' ἐστὶ τὸν ἀριθμὸν καθ' ἑνός, τοσούτους ἔστι καὶ τρόπους ἰδεῖν → whatever number of persons there are, the same will be found the number of minds and of characters
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
rĕversĭo: (rĕvors-), ōnis, f. reverto.
1 A turning back before reaching one's destination (differing from reditus, a coming back, return): quam valde ille reditu vel potius reversione meă laetatus, Cic. Att. 16, 7, 5: exponam vobis breviter consilium et profectionis et reversionis meae, id. Phil. 1, 1, 1: reversionem ut ad me faceret denuo, Plaut. Truo. 2, 4, 45; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 62; Varr. ap. Non. 222, 19; 245, 14. —
2 Of things in gen., a returning, return: febrium, Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 24: annua (solis), App. Mund. p. 71, 6; cf. in plur.: planetarum temporum, id. Dogm. Plat. 1, p. 7, 4.—
II Trop., gram. t. t. for ἀναστροφή,> an inversion of words (like mecum, secum, quibus de rebus), Quint. 8, 6, 65.
