complexĭo (conp-), ōnis, f. [complector] (Ciceron.), a combination, connection.
I Prop.
A In gen.: (atomorum), Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 19.—Of the zodiac, App. de Mundo, p. 57, 37.—
B Esp., in late Lat., for a physical constitution or habit : bona, Firm. Math. 5, 9.—
II Trop.
A In gen., a combination , association : cumulata bonorum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 28.—
B Esp.
1 Of discourse: brevis totius negotii, comprehension , comprisal , Cic. Inv. 1, 26, 37: mira verborum, id. Phil. 2, 37, 95.—
2 T. t.
a In rhet.
α A period : longissima est igitur complexio verborum, quae volvi uno spiritu potest, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182: nec acervatim multa frequentans unā complexione devinciet, crowd into one period , id. Or. 25, 85.—
β A rhetorical figure , according to which one constantly recurs to what has been previously said , Auct. Her. 4, 14, 20.—
b In philos. lang.
α A conclusion in a syllogism , Auct. Her. 2, 18, 28; 2, 29, 40; Cic. Inv. 1, 37, 67; 1, 40, 72; 1, 47, 87; Quint. 5, 14, 5 sq.—
β A dilemma , Cic. Inv. 1, 29, 45; Ascon. ad Div. in Caecil. 14, 45.—
c In gram., a contraction of two syllables into one , for the Gr. συναίρεσις and συναλοιφή (opp. divisio), Quint. 1, 5, 17; cf. id. 1, 5, 6.