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perscriptĭo , ōnis, f. perscribo.
I. A writing down, an entry in a book, an official recording: “perscriptionum et liturarum adversaria,” Cic. Rosc. Com. 2, 5; id. de Or. 1, 58, 250: “falsae perscriptiones,” id. Phil. 5, 4, 11; id. Fam. 5, 2, 4.—
II. A making over in writing, an assignment, Cic. Att. 12, 51, 3: “haec pactio non verbis sed nominibua et perscriptionibus facta est,” id. ib. 4, 18, 2.
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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