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contractius

From LSJ

Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

contractĭus (contractus), adv., plus à l’étroit : Sen. Tranq. 9, 3.