contractiuncula

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Latin > English

contractiuncula contractiunculae N F :: slight (mental) depression (w/animi); dejection, sadness (L+S)

contractĭuncŭla: ae, f.
dim. contractio;
I trop.: animi, dejection, sadness, Cic. Tusc. 3, 34, 83.

contractĭuncŭla, æ, f. (dim. de contractio), contractiunculæ animi Cic. Tusc. 3, 83, légers serrements de l’âme.

contractiuncula, ae, f. (Demin. v. contractio no. II), die leichte Beklommenheit, contractiunculae quaedam animi, Cic. Tusc. 3, 83.

contractiuncula, ae. f. :: 畧曲