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noun

perceptĭo

gen. perceptōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a taking; receiving; a gathering in; collecting
a taking, receiving; a gathering in, collecting.
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Lit., Ambros. in Luc. 4, 15: frugum fruetuumque reliquorum, Cic. Off. 2, 3, 12: fructuum, Col. 1, 3, 2.—
perception; comprehension figuratively •
Trop., perception, comprehension (cf.: notio, cognitio): animi perceptiones, notions, ideas, Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 22: cognitio aut perceptio, aut si verbum e verbo volumus comprehensio, quam κατάληψιν illi vocant, id. ib. 2, 6, 17.
Perseus ID: n34691 Key: perceptio