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F / fluctŭātĭo
noun

fluctŭātĭo

gen. fluctŭātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a vibrating to and fro; a fluctuation
a vibrating to and fro, a fluctuation (not ante-Aug., and very rare).
a wavering motion; agitation
Lit., a wavering motion, agitation: tunc artus trepidi, inquietae manus, totius corporis fluctuatio, Sen. de Ira, 2, 35, 3.—
wavering; hesitation; vacillation figuratively •
Trop., wavering, hesitation, vacillation of the mind: in ea fluctuatione animorum opprimi incautos posse, Liv. 9, 25, 6; Vulg. Sirach, 40, 4.
Perseus ID: n18426 Key: fluctuatio