PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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cursus ‘motion’

Latin. – Grammar: noun.

References: Alm. minor Zepeda: III.16
Synonyms:
motus[Alm. George: I.1:8, f. 4r:13]
motus[Alm. Gerard: I.1:8, f. 1va:35]
motus[Alm. Sicily: I.1:8, f. 1v:43]