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LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA

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LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA (noun)
  The noun LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA has 1 sense:

1. Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)play

  Familiarity information: LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Lucius Annaeus Seneca; Seneca

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)


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