expĕdītĭo, ōnis, f. [expedio].
I Milit. t. t., an enterprise against the enemy , an expedition , campaign : tripartito milites equitesque in expeditionem misit, * Caes. B. G. 5, 10, 1; cf.: in expeditionem exercitum educere, * Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72; Hirt. B. G. 8, 34, 3; Suet. Caes. 46; id. Aug. 8; 25 et saep.; Curt. 7, 9; Plin. 12, 6, 12, § 24 al.— *
B Transf., of bees: apes noctu deprehensae in expeditione, excubant supinae, Plin. 11, 8, 8, § 19.—
II In rhetoric. *
A An unfolding , developing , settling , determining : habet paucis comprehensa brevitas multarum rerum expeditionem, Auct. Her. 4, 54, 68.—*
B A figure of speech, a despatching , removing , Auct. Her. 4, 29, 40. —
III In architect., an arranging , preparing of buildings, Vitr. 6, 5, 3; 8, 6, 5 Schneid.