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E / ēlĕvātĭo
noun

ēlĕvātĭo

gen. ēlĕvātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
A lifting up; raising •
A lifting up, raising (late Lat.): manuum, Vulg. Psa. 140, 2 al.—
figuratively
the elevation
Gram. t. t., the elevation: vocis (= ἄρσις, opp. depositio), Mart. Cap. 9, § 974; Isid. 1, 16, 21.—
a lessening; disparaging;
Rhet. t. t., a lessening, disparaging; a species of irony, Quint. 9, 2, 50; Mart. Cap. 5, § 525.
Perseus ID: n15469 Key: elevatio