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subsulto , āre,
I.v. freq. n. [id.], to spring up, to leap, jump, hop (rare; not in Cic.).
I. Lit., Plaut. Cas. 2, 7, 10: “tu subsultas, ego miser vix asto,” id. Capt. 3, 4, 104.—
II. Trop.: “ne sermo subsultet imparibus spatiis,” Quint. 11, 3, 43: “compositio multis clausulis concisa,” id. 9, 4, 42.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Plautus, Captivi, 3.4
    • Plautus, Casina, 2.7
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 4.42
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 11, 3.43
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