dictionum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →dictio, dictionis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
speaking/saying/uttering (action); declaration of judgment/penalty; prediction;; public speaking; method/style/form of speaking; inflection; delivery/speech;
gen. pl.
Examples
Liber IX
Aulus Gellius
"...illorum, qui patiuntur, quam qui faciunt, quarum dictionum exempla sunt facilia inventu. XVII. Illud etiam dictum a Vergilio..."Liber VI
Aulus Gellius
"...ceteri, qui pacem speponderant." Ratio autem istarum dictionum haec esse videri potest: quoniam Graeci in quadam specie praeteriti..."