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V / vellĭcātĭo
noun

vellĭcātĭo

gen. vellĭcātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a plucking; twitching;; a twitting •
a plucking, twitching; trop., a twitting, taunting (postAug.): cum non tantum lacerationes, sed etiam vellicationes effugerit, Sen. Vit. Beat. 5, 3; id. Ira, 3, 43, 5.
Perseus ID: n50367 Key: vellicatio