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PLINY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)
Synonyms:
Gaius Plinius Secundus; Pliny; Pliny the Elder
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
Synonyms:
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus; Pliny; Pliny the Younger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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