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ἀνάπτωσις

ἀνάπτωσις, falling back:

ἀνάπτωσις, εως, ἡ,
  • falling back: metaph., slackness, Eust. 1406.8; of machines, recoil, Ph. Bel. 68.45, Hero Bel. 82.13; of style, lifelessness, Eust.ad D.P. 69.
      • 2 reclining at meals, Aristeas 187, 203; generally, lying down, in pl., Onos. 10.11.

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