dēstructĭo

ōnis, f.

id.

I. a pulling down, destruction.
I. Prop.: murorum, Suet. Galb. 12: munitionum, Vulg. 2 Cor. 10, 4.—
II. Trop.: sententiarum (opp. confirmatio), Quint. 10, 5, 12: appetentiae, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 21, 203.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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