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noun

praecīsĭo

gen. praecīsōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
A cutting off •
A cutting off (post - Aug.): genitalium, App. M. 1, p. 106, 12.—
the piece cut off; a cut; cutting by extension •
Transf., concr., the piece cut off, a cut, cutting: tignorum, Vitr. 4, 2; absol., id. 5, 7.—
a breaking off abruptly
In rhetoric, a breaking off abruptly, = ἀποσιώπησις, Auct. Her. 4, 30, 41.—
An overreaching •
An overreaching (late Lat.): finis praecisionis tuae, Vulg. Jer. 51, 13.
Perseus ID: n37419 Key: praecisio