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dīmensĭo , ōnis, f. dimetior,
I.a measuring.
I. Prop.: “quadrati,Cic. Tusc. 1, 24, 57.—
II. Transf., the axis of the earth, Hygin. Astr. 1, 3.—
2. Extent, dimensions, in gen., Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 6, 36; 2, 2, 3 al.—So plur. Amm. 23, 6, 11.—
III. Trop.: “vocum,Quint. 9, 4, 45: “versuum,id. 48; cf. id. 52 and 85.
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    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 1.24
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 4.48
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 4.45
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 4.52
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