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ascensio

ascensio, a rising

ascensĭo (ads-), ōnis, f. [ascendo],
  • an ascending, ascent (more rare than ascensus).
    • I.A Lit.: ad hirundininum nidum ascensionem ut faceret, Plaut. Rud. 3, 1, 7 (599): graduum, Vitr. 9, 1, p. 208 Rode: via ascensionis, Vulg. 1 Par. 26, 16: dies ascensionis suae de terrā Aegypti, ib. Osee, 2, 15.—
    • B Trop.: quorum (oratorum) quae fuerit ascensio et quam in omnibus rebus difficilis optimi perfectio, etc., a rising, soaring, * Cic. Brut. 36, 137: ascensiones in corde suo disposuit, Vulg. Psa. 83, 6.—
  • II Meton., means of ascent: aedificat in caelo ascensionem, Vulg. Amos, 9, 6.

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