relaxatio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

rĕlaxātĭo, ōnis, f. [relaxo, trop.],

an easing , relaxation (Cic.): verum otii fructus est non contentio animi sed relaxatio, Cic. de Or. 2, 5, 22: vel loci mutatio vel animi relaxatio, id. Fam. 7, 26, 1.— Absol. : quae est ista relaxatio, cum (sc. doloris), mitigation , alleviation , Cic. Fin. 2, 29, 95.

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