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noun

adjectĭo

gen. adjectōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
an adding to; addition; annexation
an adding to, addition, annexation.
ext; the permission of adding ••
In gen.: Romana res adjectione populi Albani aucta, Liv. 1, 30: illiberalis, a small addition, id. 38, 14 ext.: caloris, Sen. Ep. 189: litterarum, Quint. 1, 5, 16; also the permission of adding, etc. (cf.: accessus, aditus): Hispalensibus familiarum adjectiones dedit, he granted to them the right of settling new families, Tac. II. 1, 78.—More freq.,
Esp., as t. t.
Esp., as t. t.
In archit.
In archit.
A projection in the pedestal of columns; the cornice of the pedestal
A projection in the pedestal of columns, the cornice of the pedestal, Vitr. 3, 2.—
a strengthening; invigorating remedy •
In medicine, a strengthening, invigorating remedy: quae (i. e. diseases) non detractionibus, sed adjectionibus curantur, Vitr. 1, 6, 3.—
the repetition of the same word
In rhet., the repetition of the same word, e. g. occidi, occidi, Quint. 9, 3, 28 (in Cic., adjunctio, q. v.).—
the addition to a bid
In auctions, the addition to a bid, Dig. 18, 2, 17 al.; cf. adjicio.
Perseus ID: n832 Key: adjectio