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correptĭo (conr- ), ōnis, f. id. (not ante-Aug., and rare).
I. A laying hold of, seizing: “manus,Gell. 20, 10, 8: “(morbi),Scrib. Comp. 171.—
B. Trop., reproof, reproach, Tert. Pudic. 14.—
II. A shortening, decreasing: “dierum (opp. crescentia),Vitr. 9, 9: “syllabae (opp. productio),Quint. 7, 9, 13; cf. “vocum,id. 9, 3, 69.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (3):
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 3.69
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 7, 9.13
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 20.10.8
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