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effūsĭo , ōnis, f. effundo,
I.a pouring out, pouring forth, shedding (a Ciceron. word).
I. Lit.: “atramenti,” Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 127: “aquae liquor et effusio, i. e. its property of pouring forth,” fluidity, id. ib. 2, 10, 26: “sanguinis,” Vulg. Judic. 9, 24; cf. “alvi,” Capitol. Gord. Tert. 28, 6.—
B. Transf.
1. A pouring or rushing out of people: “effusiones hominum ex oppidis,” Cic. Pis. 22, 51.—
2. Profusion, prodigality, Cic. Part. 23, 81; id. Att. 7, 3, 3; Liv. 44, 9; Vop. Flor. 1.—In the plur.: “pecuniarum effusiones,” Cic. Off. 2, 16, 56; id. Rosc. Am. 46, 134.—
II. Trop., extravagance, excess: “animi in laetitia,” Cic. Tusc. 4, 31, 66.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 7.3.3
    • Cicero, For Sextus Roscius of Ameria, 46.134
    • Cicero, Against Piso, 22.51
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 9
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.49
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 4.31
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 2.16
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