noun #2765

dīvīsĭo

gen. dīvīsōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

a division; separation

a division, separation.

Lit. (very rare).

In gen.: si divisio fieret, Just. 11, 13, 7: animae ac spiritus, Vulg. Hebr. 4,… •

In gen.: si divisio fieret, Just. 11, 13, 7: animae ac spiritus, Vulg. Hebr. 4, 12.—

in particular

partition; distribution •

I. q. distributio, partition, distribution: agrorum, Tac. A. 1, 10.—

an allotment; portion

Concr., an allotment, portion of food, etc., Dig. 30, 122; 33, 1, 23: POPVLO VIRITIM DIVISIONEM DEDIT, Inscr. Mommsen, 73; cf. Inscr. Orell. 3094; 4396.—

a violation; dishonoring

In mal. part., a violation, dishonoring, acc. to Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 4, and Quint. 8, 3, 46.—

Differences; subjects of dispute •

Differences, subjects of dispute: diversa, quae divisiones multiplices ingerebant, Amm. 22, 7, 3.—

logical; rhetorical division figuratively

Trop., logical or rhetorical division (freq. in Cic. and Quint.), Cic. N. D. 3, 3; id. Off. 3, 2, 9; id. Ac. 2, 31, 99; Quint. 7, 1, 1; 5, 10, 63; 2 cap. 6: De divisione, etc.

Perseus ID: n14577 Key: divisio