A.devotion or attention to a pursuit or business, Th.2.36, Pl.Ax.369b, etc.; cultivation of a habit or character, “ἐς ἀρετήν” Th.7.86 ; “ἀρετῆς” Pl.Lg.853b ; βιότου ἀτρεκεῖς ἐ. scrupulous refinements, E.Hipp.261 (anap.) ; τὸ ἐξ-εύσεως, of a studied style, D.H. Lys.8 ; of baths, ἐξ ἐ., opp. αὐτοφυῆ, Antyll. ap. Orib.10.2.1 ; κατ᾽ ἐπιτήδευσιν as a special study, opp. κατὰ περίπτωσιν, Gal.2.289 ; “χωρίς τινος ἐ.” Sor.1.59 ; opp. κρίσις, D.C.60.5.
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