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prō-clīno , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I.to bend or incline forwards, to bend, incline (not in Cic.).
I. Lit.: “tum mare in haec magnus proclinet litora Nereus,” Ov. Am. 2, 11, 39; Vitr. 2, 8, 20: “curvatura montis proclinata ad mare,” id. 2, 10, 1: “proclinatum latus,” id. 5, 12, 3.—
II. Trop., in part. pass., inclining or verging to a consummation, tottering to its fall: “adjuvat rem proclinatam Convictolitanis,” Caes. B. G. 7, 42, 2: proclinatā jam re, id. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8, B, § 1.
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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    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 10.8
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