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PLAUTUS

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Plautus mean? 

PLAUTUS (noun)
  The noun PLAUTUS has 2 senses:

1. comic dramatist of ancient Rome (253?-184 BC)play

2. a genus of Alcidaeplay

  Familiarity information: PLAUTUS used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLAUTUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Comic dramatist of ancient Rome (253?-184 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Plautus; Titus Maccius Plautus

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A genus of Alcidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Plautus; Plautus

Hypernyms ("Plautus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Plautus"):

dovekie; little auk; Plautus alle (small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions)

Holonyms ("Plautus" is a member of...):

Alcidae; family Alcidae (web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.)


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