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dēpulsĭo , ōnis, f. depello.
I. A driving off, driving away, repelling, warding off.
A. In gen.: “depulsio mali,Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 41: “doloris,id. ib. 5, 7, 17: “servitutis,id. Phil. 8, 4, 12.—
B. Esp. in rhetor., a defence against a charge, Cic. Inv. 2, 26, 79; 1, 10, 13; Cels. ap. Quint. 3, 6, 13; Quint. ib. § 17 al.—*
II. A lowering, sinking down of the eyes: “luminum,Cic. Univ. 14, 42.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Cicero, Philippics, 8.4.12
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 2.13
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 3, 6.13
    • Cicero, Timaeus, 14
    • Cicero, De Inventione, 2.26
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