noun
- declension: 1st declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- bringing of proofs, allegation of reasons
- inquiry into/explanation of causes
- Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
- Area: Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Literature, Schools
- Geography: All or none
- Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
- Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)