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explĭcātĭo , ōnis, f. explico,
I.an unfolding, uncoiling (for the most part only in Cic.). *
I. Lit.: “est quasi rudentis explicatio,” Cic. Div. 1, 56, 127.—
II. Trop. of speech, an unfolding, expounding, an explication, exposition, explanation: “multum ad ea, quae quaerimus, explicatio tua ista profecerit,” Cic. Fin. 3, 4, 14: “naturae,” id. Div. 2, 63, 129: “explicatio fabularum et enodatio nominum,” id. N. D. 3, 24, 62: “illustris perpolitaque,” id. de Or. 2, 27, 120: “mira in disserendo,” id. Brut. 38, 143: “difficilior,” Quint. 1, 10, 49: “inflata,” Sen. Ep. 114.
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 (8):
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 2.27
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 3.4
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 3.24
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 1.56
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 2.63
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 10.49
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 114
    • Cicero, Brutus, 38.143
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