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macrologus

macrologus [ML < μακρολόγος; cf. micrologus] 1 one who speaks at length. a schort speker, micrologus; ‥ a grete speker, †micrologus [l. ~us], grandiloquus CathA 353. 2 (rhet.) ? artificial lengthening of syllable. potest ‥ addi vel subtrahi, immutari vel transmutari tempus propter affectus exprimendos ipsius loquentis aut propter disposiciones diversas rei significate; ‥ addicio quidem ~us [ed.; MSS: delogis. tologus. collegis] dicitur corepcio sive subtraccio micrologus [ed.; MSS: mcrogolis. macrologia. microlegis dicitur] ‥ Ps.-Gros. Gram. 70.

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