propositionum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →propositio, propositionis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
proposition, premise/case for discussion; statement of facts/case; notion/image;; shew; [w/pane => shew-bread, 12 loaves placed on altar before Lord on Sabbath];
gen. pl.
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...protulisse contentus, aut argumenta diducet in digitos et propositionum ac partitionum captabit leporem et, ut plerumque..."Liber IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...sumat exordium. I. Partitio est nostrarum aut adversarii propositionum aut utrarumque ordine conlocata enumeratio. Hac quidam utendum semper..."