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captio meaning in English

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captio [captionis] (3rd) F
noun

a sophistry / quibblenoun

deception / trick / fraudnoun

disadvantage, lossnoun

right to takenoun

captiosus [captiosa -um, captiosior -or -us, captiosissimus -a -um] adjective

captious, intended to ensnare (arguments), deceptiveadjective

harmful, disadvantageousadjective

captiose adverb

in a manner to score over a person / take him in / deceive himadverb

insidiouslyadverb
[UK: ɪn.ˈsɪ.dɪə.sli] [US: ɪn.ˈsɪ.dɪə.sli]

captiosum [captiosi] (2nd) N
noun

sophisms (pl.)noun
[UK: ˈsɒ.fɪ.zəmz] [US: ˈsɒ.fɪ.zəmz]