disceptatio
ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvious one, invisible connection is stronger than visible, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
disceptātĭo: ōnis, f. discepto,
I a dispute, disputation, debate, discussion, disquisition.
I In gen. (good prose in sing. and plur.; cf. for syn.: controversia, concertatio, altercatio, contentio, jurgium, rixa, disputatio): cum quibus omnis fere nobis disceptatio contentioque est, Cic. Div. 2, 72, 150: non disceptatio modo, sed etiam altercatio, Liv. 38, 32; so absol., Cic. Off. 1, 11, 34; id. Deiot. 2, 5: rationum et firmamentorum contentio adducit in angustum disceptationem, id. Part. Or. 30, 104; Liv. 27, 5; 32, 40; Quint. 3, 11, 11; 7, 5, 2 al.: lator ipse legis, cum esset controversia nulla facti, juris tamen disceptationem esse voluit, Cic. Mil. 9, 23; so, juris, Quint. 3, 6, 82: forenses judiciorum aut deliberationum, Cic. de Or. 1, 6, 22; cf. Quint. 2, 4, 24: judicationum, id. 3, 11, 19 et saep.: verborum (opp.: directa denuntiatio belli), Liv. 21, 19: cogitationum, Vulg. Rom. 14, 1.—
II Esp., a decision, judicial award, judgment (very rare): arbitrorum (coupled with publica judicia), Quint. 11, 1, 43: praetoris, Dig. 2, 15, 8, § 24.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
disceptātĭō,¹² ōnis, f. (discepto),
1 débat, discussion, contestation : juris disceptatio Cic. Mil. 23, discussion sur un point de droit ; disceptatio verborum Liv. 21, 19, 2, question de mots
