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Pliny

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Noun

1. gaius plinius caecilius secundus, pliny, pliny the younger

Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)

2. gaius plinius secundus, pliny, pliny the elder

Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pliny

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noun
1. 
known as Pliny the Elder. Latin name Gaius Plinius Secundus. 23–79 ad, Roman writer, the author of the encyclopedic Natural History (77)
2. 
his nephew, known as Pliny the Younger. Latin name Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus. ?62–?113 ad, Roman writer and administrator, noted for his letters

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Pliny

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1. 
(L. name Gaius Plinius Secundus) a.d. 23-79; Rom. naturalist & writer
called the Elder
2. 
(L. name Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) a.d. 62?-113?; Rom. writer & statesman: nephew of Pliny the Elder
called the Younger

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pliny

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Roman scholar and naturalist. He wrote the 37-volume Historia Naturalis. His nephew Pliny (originally Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, AD 62?-113?), known as "the Younger," was a consul and writer whose letters provide valuable information about Roman life.

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