titubatio

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

tĭtŭbātĭo, ōnis, f. [titubo], a staggering, wavering.

I Lit.: in ipsā ebrietate, Sen. Ep. 95, 16: linguae, i. e. stammering , Macr. S. 7, 6 med. ; cf. the preced. art.—

II Trop.: titubatio aut offensio, Auct. Her. 2, 8, 12; Cic. Inv. 2, 12, 41; Hier. de Cain et Abel, 1, 5, 19.

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