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noun

nūtātĭo

gen. nūtātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
id. (post-Aug.).
A nodding •
A nodding: capitis, Plin. 11, 37, 49, § 135. —
A swaying
A swaying.
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Lit.: frequens et in utramque partem nutatio, Quint. 11, 3, 129.—
a shaking, tottering figuratively •
Trop., a shaking, tottering: nutatio reipublicae, Plin. Pan. 5, 6.
Perseus ID: n31499 Key: nutatio