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compressus , ūs, m. comprimo,
I.a pressing together, compression (only in abl. sing.).
I. In gen.: semen tepefactum vapore et compressu suo diffindit (terra), * Cic. Sen. 15, 51: “pennarum,Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 98. —
II. Esp., an embracing, copulation, Plaut. Am. prol. 109; id. Ep. 4, 1, 15; id. Truc. 2, 6, 17; Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 29; Macr. S. 5, 19.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Plautus, Amphitruo, 1.prol
    • Plautus, Epidicus, 4.1
    • Plautus, Truculentus, 2.6
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 11.98
    • Cicero, De Senectute, 15
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