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sŭperlātĭo , ōnis, f. superfero.
I. In rhet., an exaggerating, hyperbole: “veritatis superlatio atque trajectio,Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203; cf. Auct. Her. 4, 33, 44; Quint. 9, 2, 3; 9, 1, 29; 12, 10, 62: “malignitatis,the highest degree, App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 20, 40.—
II. In gram., the superlative: “(soloecismus) per comparationes et superlationes,Quint. 1, 5, 45; Charis. p. 88 sq. P.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 3.53
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 5.45
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 2.3
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 1.29
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 12, 10.62
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