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tusculum

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Tus⋅cu⋅lum

  [tuhs-kyuh-luhm]
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–noun
an ancient city of Latium, SE of Rome: Roman villas, esp. that of Cicero.
Related forms:
Tus⋅cu⋅lan, adjective
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Tus·cu·lum   (tŭs'kə-ləm, -kyə-)   
A city of ancient Latium southeast of modern-day Rome, Italy. Pliny the Younger, Cicero, and the emperors Nero and Titus were among the prominent Romans who built villas here.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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