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pollice verso*: Meaning and Definition of
pol•li•ce ver•so
Pronunciation: (pōl'li-ke" wer'sō Eng. pol'&schwa-sē vûr'sō), [key]
— Latin. Latin.
- with thumbs turned downward: the sign made by spectators calling for the death of a defeated gladiator in the ancient Roman circus.
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