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noun

optātĭo

gen. optātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a wishing; a wish
a wishing, a wish (class.).
In gen.: Theseo cum tres optationes Neptunus dedisset, Cic. Off. 3, 25, 94.— •
In gen.: Theseo cum tres optationes Neptunus dedisset, Cic. Off. 3, 25, 94.—
the expression of a wish •
Rhet. fig., the expression of a wish: optatio atque exsecratio, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 205; cf. Quint. 9, 1, 32; 9, 2, 3.—
A choosing; choice
A choosing, choice, Symm. Ep. 1, 1.
Perseus ID: n32839 Key: optatio