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noun

dērīvātĭo

gen. dērīvātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a leading off, turning off, turning away
a leading off, turning off, turning away.
derivationes fluminum, * Cic. Off. 2, 4, 14: sollemnis (sc. lacus Albani), Liv.… literal •
Lit.: derivationes fluminum, * Cic. Off. 2, 4, 14: sollemnis (sc. lacus Albani), Liv. 5, 15 (cf. shortly before, priusquam ex lacu Albano aqua emissa foret).—
figuratively
dictum aliquod in aliquem usum tuum opportuna derivatione convertere, Macr. S.… in general •
In gen.: dictum aliquod in aliquem usum tuum opportuna derivatione convertere, Macr. S. 6, 1.—
especially
derivation, etymology
In grammat. lang., derivation, etymology of words, Plin. ap. Serv. Aen. 9, 706; Dig. 50, 16, 57; Charis. p. 73 P. et saep.—
In rhetor.
In rhetor.
An exchanging
An exchanging of one word for another of like meaning, to soften the expression (as fortis for temerarius, liberalis for prodigus, etc.), Quint. 3, 7, 25.—
the development of a preceding statement; conception into a new thought
As rhet. fig. = παρηγμένον, the development of a preceding statement or conception into a new thought, Jul. Ruf. Schem. Lex. § 14.
Perseus ID: n13310 Key: derivatio