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noun

correptĭo

gen. correptōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
(), , id. (not ante-Aug., and rare).
A laying hold of, seizing •
A laying hold of, seizing: manus, Gell. 20, 10, 8: (morbi), Scrib. Comp. 171.—
reproof, reproach figuratively
Trop., reproof, reproach, Tert. Pudic. 14.—
A shortening, decreasing •
A shortening, decreasing: dierum (opp. crescentia), Vitr. 9, 9: syllabae (opp. productio), Quint. 7, 9, 13; cf. vocum, id. 9, 3, 69.
Perseus ID: n11282 Key: correptio