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commiseratio

commiseratio, an appeal to compassion

commĭsĕrātĭo, ōnis, f. [commiseror];
  • in rhetoric, a part of an oration intended to excite compassion, Cic. de Or. 2, 28, 125; 3, 58, 219; * Quint. 10, 1, 107; Auct. Her. 2, 31, 50.

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