contortio

contortĭo, ōnis, f. [contorqueo]. *

• A whirling round: dexterae, Auct. Her. 4, 19, 26 fin.—
• II An intertwining, involving; intricacy, complication; of discourse, in the plur.: contortiones orationis, * Cic. Fat. 9, 17; Aug. Retract. 1, 50.

contortio, ōnis, f. (contorqueo), I) das Schwingen, dexterae, Cornif. rhet. 4, 26. – II) die Verschrobenheit, Geschraubtheit, contortiones orationis, verschrobene Ausdrücke, Cic. de fat. 17: c. ratiocinationum, Augustin. retr. 1, 5. § 1.

contortĭō, ōnis, f. (contorqueo), ¶ 1 action de tourner : C. Aur. Chron. 1, 464 ¶ 2 entortillement : contortiones orationis Cic. Fato 17, expressions obscures.

contortio , onis. f.
繞彎。不直。

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contortiō ōnis, f

• com-+TARC-, a whirling: dexterae, Her. — Intricacy, complication: contortiones orationis.