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noun

contĭuncŭla

gen. contĭuncŭlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
dim. contio
a short harangue, a trifling speech •
a short harangue, a trifling speech (only in the foll. passages): oratorem excludi ab omni doctrina, ac tantum in judicia et contiunculas tamquam in aliquod pistrinum detrudi, Cic. de Or. 1, 11, 46; id. Att. 2, 16, 1.
Perseus ID: n10844 Key: contiuncula