Tuscan
kən adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Tuscany, its people, or their dialect.
2.
Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders: developed in Rome, it is basically a simplified Roman Doric, with unfluted columns and with no decoration other than moldings. See illus. under order, Compare composite ( def 3 ), Corinthian ( def 2 ), Doric ( def 3 ), Ionic ( def 1 ).
noun
3.
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
4.
any Italian dialect of Tuscany.
5.
a native of Tuscany.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to Tuscany, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Italian |
| 2. | Ionic composite Doric See also Corinthian of, denoting, or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a column with an unfluted shaft and a capital and base with mouldings but no decoration |
| —n | |
| 3. | a native or inhabitant of Tuscany |
| 4. | any of the dialects of Italian spoken in Tuscany, esp the dialect of Florence: the standard form of Italian |
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Tuscan
late 14c., from It. Toscano, from L.L. Tuscanus "belonging to the Tusci," a race of ancient Italy, from Tuscus, earlier *Truscus, aphetic form of Etruscus (cf. Etruscan).
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