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[plin-ee] Pronunciation Key
[plin-ee] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | (“the Elder”; Gaius Plinius Secundus) a.d. 23–79, Roman naturalist, encyclopedist, and writer. |
| 2. | his nephew (“the Younger,” Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) a.d. 62?–c113, Roman writer, statesman, and orator. |
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(plĭn'ē) Pronunciation Key
Roman scholar and naturalist. He wrote the 37-volume Historia Naturalis. His nephew Pliny (originally Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, A.D. 62?-113?), known as "the Younger," was a consul and writer whose letters provide valuable information about Roman life. |
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| pliny | |
noun | |
| 1. | Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113) |
| 2. | Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79) |
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