Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, T , trādĭtĭo , trājectĭo

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I. Lit., a crossing over, passing over, passage: “trajectiones incendiorum,” Vitr. 2, 9 fin.: “honestior existimatur trajectio,” i. e. the going over sea to Pompey, Cic. Att. 8, 15, 2: trajectiones motusque stellarum, the shootings over, i. e., concr., shooting-stars, meteors, id. Div. 1, 1, 2; so, “stellae trajectio,” id. ib. 2, 6, 16.—

II. Trop., of language.

A. A transposition of words, Auct. Her. 4, 32, 44; Cic. Or. 69, 230; Quint. 8, 2, 14.—

B. Exaggeration, hyperbole: “tum augendi minuendive causā veritatis superlatio atque trajectio,” Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203: “superlatio veritatis et trajectio,” Quint. 9, 2, 3.—

C. A throwing or putting off upon another: “in alium,” Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 204.

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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