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expŏlītĭo , ōnis, f. expolio,
I.a smoothing off, rubbing up, polishing, finishing.
I. Lit.: “parietum, pavimentorum,” a plastering, Vitr. 6 fin.; 7 praef. fin.: “urbana,” i. e. of a house in the city, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 6: “miniacea,” Vitr. 7, 9.—
II. Trop., of speech, an adorning, embellishing.
A. In gen.: “in verbis inest quasi materia quaedam: in numero autem expolitio,” Cic. Or. 55, 185; id. de Or. 1, 12, 50; id. Inv. 1, 40, 74.—
B. In partic., as a fig. of speech, Auct. Her. 4, 42, 54 sq.
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 his brother Quintus, 3.1.2
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 6
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 7
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 7.9
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 1.12
    • Cicero, Orator, 55.185
    • Cicero, De Inventione, 1.40
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