dimissio
κάμψαι διαύλου θάτερον κῶλον πάλιν → bend back along the second turn of the race, turning the bend and coming back for the second leg of the double run, run the homeward course, retrace one's steps
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dīmissĭo: ōnis, f. dimitto.
I A sending in different directions, a sending out, sending forth (very rare): dimissiones libertorum ad faenerandas provincias, Cic. Par. 6, 2, 46: sanguinis, i. e. blood-letting, Gell. 10, 8 in lemm.—*
II A dismissing, discharging: propugnatorum atque remigum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86.—
III The remission (of pain, fever, etc.; opp. accessio), Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 3, 13; 2, 18, 108 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dīmissĭō,¹⁶ ōnis, f. (dimitto), envoi, expédition : Cic. Par. 46 || envoi en congé, licenciement : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 86 ; 5, 86 || rémission des péchés] : Aug. Jul. 2, 15.
