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rĕgressus , ūs, m. regredior,
I.a going back, return, regress (class.).
B. In milit. lang., a retreat: “regressus inde in tutum non esset,Liv. 38, 4 fin.; Tac. A. 1, 51; Front. Strat. 1, 3, 10; 2, 5, 40; 3, 11, 3.—
II. Trop., a return, retreat, regress: “neque locus poenitendi aut regressūs ab irā relictus esset,Liv. 24, 26 fin.: “est privatis cogitationibus regressus,Tac. H. 2, 74; cf.: nullo ad poenitendum regressu, id. A. 4, 11: “consul regressum animoso ejus dicto obtulit,Val. Max. 6, 2, 1.—
B. In jurid. lang., a remedy, reserve, resource: “nullum adversus venditorem habetis regressum,Dig. 21, 2, 34.—
2. Transf., in gen.: ut contra judiciorum varietates superesset artificis regressus ad veniam, Plin. H. N. praef. § 26; Tac. A. 12, 10 fin.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (10):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 11.413
    • Tacitus, Annales, 12.10
    • Tacitus, Annales, 1.51
    • Tacitus, Annales, 4.11
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 2.74
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38, 4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 24, 26
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.20
    • Statius, Silvae, 3.3
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 6.2.1
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