noun

flexūra

gen. flexūrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

flexus, from flecto

a bending; winding; turning

a bending, winding, turning (rare; not in Cic.).

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Lit.: lateris, Lucr. 4, 336: angustiae flexuraeque vicorum, Suet. Ner. 38.—

figuratively •

Trop.: virtus recta est: flexuram non recipit, Sen. Ep. 71, 19.—

inflection; declension by extension

Transf., in gram., inflection, declension of a word, Varr. L. L. 10, § 28 Müll.

Perseus ID: n18373 Key: flexura