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praecisio

praecīsĭo, ōnis, f. [praecido].
  • A cutting off (post-Aug.): genitalium, Ap. Met. 1, 9, 3.—
    • B Transf., concr., the piece cut off, a cut, cutting: tignorum, Vitr. 4, 2; absol., id. 5, 7.—
  • II In rhetoric, a breaking off abruptly, = ἀποσιώπησις, Auct. Her. 4, 30, 41.—
  • III An overreaching (late Lat.): finis praecisionis tuae, Vulg. Jer. 51, 13.

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