noun · femininethird declension
perāctiō
perāctiō f (genitive perāctiōnis)
Classical[pɛˈraːk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[peˈrak.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- completion, finish
perāctiō aetatis
the last act of life's drama
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | perāctiō | perāctiōnēs |
| genitive | perāctiōnis | perāctiōnum |
| dative | perāctiōnī | perāctiōnibus |
| accusative | perāctiōnem | perāctiōnēs |
| ablative | perāctiōne | perāctiōnibus |
| vocative | perāctiō | perāctiōnēs |
pĕractĭo, ōnis, f. perago,
I. a finishing, completion.
I. Lit.: peccati, Hilar. in Psa. 118, 4, 8.—
II. Aetatis, transf. from the stage, qs. the last act of the drama, Cic. Sen. 23, 85 (cf. id. ib. 18, 64: fabulam aetatis peregisse, and 19, 70: peragenda fabula est).
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
perāctiō ōnis, f
perago, a completion : senectus aetatis est peractio tamquam fabulae, i. e. the last act of life's drama .
Origins
perāctus, perfect passive participle of peragō (“to pierce; to finish, complete”) + -tiō