sublatio

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

sublātĭo, ōnis, f. [tollo], a lifting up, raising, elevation.

I Lit.: a sublatione (soni) ad positionem, an upward beat in marking time, Quint. 9, 4, 48; so (opp. positio) id. 9, 4, 48, § 55.—

II Trop. *

A In gen., an elevation , exaltation : animi, Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 13.—

B In partic., a removal : furtiva, Ambros. in Luc. 5, § 112.—

2 An abrogation , annulling : judicii, Quint. 7, 1, 60.

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