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noun

contractūra

gen. contractūrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
id.; lit. a drawing together; hence, t. t. in architecture
a lessening, contracting
a lessening, contracting (of pillars), Vitr. 3, 3, 12; 5, 1, 3 al.
Perseus ID: n10866 Key: contractura