rĕpulsĭo

ōnis, f.

repello

I. Lit., a repelling, resistance: violentiae per vim, Isid. 5, 4, 2. —
II. Transf., a refutation (late Lat.), Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 7 fin.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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