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noun

dissĭpātĭo

gen. dissĭpātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a scattering; dispersing
a scattering, dispersing (a Ciceronian word). *
In gen.: hic error ac dissipatio civium, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 7.— •
In gen.: hic error ac dissipatio civium, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 7.—
destruction; annihilation; dissupata •
Pregn., destruction, annihilation: interitus et dissipatio corporum, Cic. N. D. 1, 25, 71: praedae, i. e. plundering, id. Phil. 13, 5, 10; Vulg. Isa. 24, 3 al.—As a rhet. flgure, Cic. de Or. 3, 54, 207 (so ap. Quint. 9, 1, 35): ita contra illa dispersa sunt, quae a Cicerone dissupata dici puto, Quint. 9, 3, 39.
Perseus ID: n14412 Key: dissipatio