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mĭsĕrātĭo , ōnis, f. miseror,
I.a pitying, pity, compassion, commiseration (class.).
I. Lit.: “cum quādam miseratione delectare,” Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 5: “miserationem commovere,” Quint. 6, 1, 46: “miseratione mens judicum permovenda,” Cic. Or. 38, 131: “miserationem petere,” i. e. to pray for pity and forgiveness, Plin. 9, 8, 10, § 33: “infantis,” Just. 7, 2.—
II. Transf., rhetor., a pathetic speech: “miserationibus uti,” Cic. Brut. 21, 82: “judicem inclinat miseratio,” Quint. 4, 1, 14; 6, 1, 23; 4, 1, 27; 4, 3, 15 et saep.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 5.12.5
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 9.33
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 4, 1.14
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 6, 1.23
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 6, 1.46
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 4, 1.27
    • Cicero, Brutus, 21.82
    • Cicero, Orator, 38.131
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