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noun

inflammātĭo

gen. inflammātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a kindling; setting on fire; conflagration
a kindling, setting on fire, conflagration.
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Lit. (post-class.): portarum, Nazar. in Pan. Constant. 21: imperium quodam quasi diluvio et inflammatione corripuit, Flor. 4, 2, 3. —
an inflammation by extension ••
Transf., of the body, an inflammation: oculos inflammatio occupat, Cels. 6, 6, 1: aurium, Plin. 22, 25, 64, § 132: discutere, id. 21, 20, 86, § 150: sedare, id. 22, 25, 74, § 155: refrigerare, id. 24, 8, 35, § 51: mitigare, id. 23 prooem. § 3.—
a kindling; inflaming figuratively •
Trop., a kindling, inflaming: animorum (poëtarum), Cic. de Or. 2, 46, 194.
Perseus ID: n23236 Key: inflammatio