noun

effūsĭo

gen. effūsōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

a pouring out; pouring forth; shedding

a pouring out, pouring forth, shedding (a Ciceron. word).

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Lit.: atramenti, Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 127: aquae liquor et effusio, i. e. its property of pouring forth, fluidity, id. ib. 2, 10, 26: sanguinis, Vulg. Judic. 9, 24; cf. alvi, Capitol. Gord. Tert. 28, 6.—

by extension

A pouring; rushing out •

A pouring or rushing out of people: effusiones hominum ex oppidis, Cic. Pis. 22, 51.—

Profusion; prodigality •

Profusion, prodigality, Cic. Part. 23, 81; id. Att. 7, 3, 3; Liv. 44, 9; Vop. Flor. 1.—In the plur.: pecuniarum effusiones, Cic. Off. 2, 16, 56; id. Rosc. Am. 46, 134.—

extravagance; excess figuratively •

Trop., extravagance, excess: animi in laetitia, Cic. Tusc. 4, 31, 66.

Perseus ID: n15295 Key: effusio