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prōpŏsĭtĭo , ōnis, f. propono.
I. A setting forth or proposing, a representation.
B. (In words.) Sunt quaedam tam breves causae, ut propositionem potius habeant quam narrationem, Quint. 4, 2, 4; cf. Dig. 2, 1, 7, § 2.—
II. A design, purpose, resolution, determination: “propositio animi,Dig. 50, 16, 225.—
III. In logic, the first proposition of a syllogism (class.): “propositio est, per quem locus is breviter exponitur, ex quo vis omnis oportet emanet ratiocinationis,Cic. Inv. 1, 37, 67; 1, 34, 35; Auct. Her. 2, 18, 28.—
B. Transf.
1. A principal subject, theme (class.), Cic. de Or. 3, 53; Sen. Ben. 6, 7, 1; Quint. 5, 14, 1.—
2. Still more generally, a proposition of any kind (post-Aug.), Quint. 7, 1, 47, § 9; Gell. 2, 7, 21.—
IV. In jurid. lang., a statement of a question of law; a case submitted for legal opinion, Dig. 16, 1, 19, § 1; 36, 4, 6.—
V. Esp. in bibl. lang., a setting forth for public view: “panes propositionis,Vulg. Exod. 25, 30; id. Marc. 2, 26 et saep.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (11):
    • New Testament, Mark, 2.26
    • Old Testament, Exodus, 25.30
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 3.53
    • Seneca, de Beneficiis, 6.7.1
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 3.18
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 4, 2.4
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 5, 14.1
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 7, 1.47
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 2.7.21
    • Cicero, De Inventione, 1.37
    • Cicero, De Inventione, 2.54
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