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noun

scansĭo

gen. scansōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a climbing up
a climbing up (very rare). *
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Lit.: quā simplici scansione scandebant in lectum, Varr. L. L. 5, § 168 Müll.—
a rising; elevation of tones; a metrical reading figuratively
Trop.: sonorum, a rising or elevation of tones of the voice, Vitr. 6, 1. —In gram., a metrical reading or scanning of verse, scansion, Beda, p. 2368 P.; Diom. 494 sq. P.
Perseus ID: n42868 Key: scansio