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PLINY THE ELDER
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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
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Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))