Definitions
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- noun the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
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Examples
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To Mr. Sargent and his editors: Facilis descensus Averni.
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To Mr. Sargent and his editors: Facilis descensus Averni.
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Facilis descensus Averni: Sed revocare gradum, superasque evadere ad auras, Hic labor, hoc opus est.
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It is all very well to talk about the facilis descensus
The Purloined Letter 2006
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This one looks at the Classical references in the final, stunning, scene in the film, especially the descensus inferis in Aen VI.
Archive 2006-01-01 Miglior acque 2006
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This one looks at the Classical references in the final, stunning, scene in the film, especially the descensus inferis in Aen VI.
One Missable Labyrinth Miglior acque 2006
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‘Facilis descensus Averni!’ said the Duke, shaking his head.
The Duke's Children 2004
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_Facilis descensus Averno_, and I suppose Mr. Henderson, in his statement, is trying to save me from the inconveniences of this trip.
Reveries of a Schoolmaster Francis B. Pearson
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But he could not foretell that the _descensus Averni_ would be so alarmingly rapid.
Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge Alexander Philip
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It is all very well to talk about the _facilis descensus
The Short-story William Patterson Atkinson
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