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noun

incontĭnentĭa

gen. incontĭnentiae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
incontinens.
inability of containing; retaining •
Lit., inability of containing or retaining (post-Aug.): urinae, Plin. 20, 15, 57, § 161.—
inability of restraining one; greediness; incontinence figuratively •
Trop., inability of restraining one's desires, greediness, incontinence (class.): multa de incontinentia intemperantiaque disseruit, Cic. Cael. 11, 25.
Perseus ID: n22546 Key: incontinentia