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GAIUS PLINIUS SECUNDUS
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• GAIUS PLINIUS SECUNDUS (noun)
The noun GAIUS PLINIUS SECUNDUS has 1 sense:
1. Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)
Familiarity information: GAIUS PLINIUS SECUNDUS used as a noun is very rare.
• GAIUS PLINIUS SECUNDUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gaius Plinius Secundus; Pliny; Pliny the Elder
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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