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Lon⋅gi⋅nus

[lon-jahy-nuhs]
–noun
Dionysius Cas⋅sius [kash-uhs] , a.d. 213?–273, Greek philosopher and rhetorician.

Lon⋅gin⋅e⋅an [lon-jin-ee-uhn] , adjective
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Lon·gi·nus   (lŏn-jī'nəs)   
Greek philosopher. The influential volume of literary criticism On The Sublime is traditionally attributed to him.
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