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ampliatio
ampliatio
English
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Dead man walking. |
Noun
ampliatio (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) Using an epithet of something or someone when that epithet is not applicable.
- (Roman law) A deferred decision.
Synonyms
- (Roman law): adjournment
Hyponyms
- (rhetoric): prolepsis
Latin
Etymology
From ampliō (“I extend, ennoble, adjourn”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /am.pliˈaː.ti.oː/
Noun
ampliātiō f (genitive ampliātiōnis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ampliātiō | ampliātiōnēs |
| genitive | ampliātiōnis | ampliātiōnum |
| dative | ampliātiōnī | ampliātiōnibus |
| accusative | ampliātiōnem | ampliātiōnēs |
| ablative | ampliātiōne | ampliātiōnibus |
| vocative | ampliātiō | ampliātiōnēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- English: ampliatio
References
- ampliatio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- AMPLIATIO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ampliatio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- ampliatio in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ampliatio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- ampliatio in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin