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noun

lucta

gen. luctae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
root lug-; cf. λυγίζω, to writhe, ligare
a wrestling, wrestling-match •
a wrestling, wrestling-match (post-class.): exercebat cum militibus ipse luctam, Capitol. Maxim. 6: certamen luctae, Aus. Ep. 93.—
figuratively •
Trop.: perseverans quodammodo lucta convincitur, Aug. Ep. 606.
Perseus ID: n27105 Key: lucta