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dēscensus (noun M) : descendo
* A descent (rare; not in Cic. and Caes.).
* In gen.: qua illi descensus erat,Sall. C. 57, 3.
* Concr., a descending way, a descent: difficilis et praeruptus,Hirt. B. G. 8, 40, 4 and 5; cf.: facilis descensus Averno,Verg. A. 6, 126: ipso descensu Jovis speluncae,Plin. 16, 26, 46, § 110: montis,Vulg. Luc. 19, 37.—*
* In partic. (acc. to descendo, no. I. B. 5), obscene, a lying down, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 13.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

Lewis Short

dēscensus, a, um, Part., v. descendo
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Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

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