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Plutarchian — /plooh tahr kee euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the biographer Plutarch. 2. characteristic of or resembling a biography by Plutarch or its subject: a life worthy of Plutarchian description; a deed of Plutarchian splendor. [1855 60; PLUTARCH +… … Universalium
Plutarchian — adjective see Plutarch … New Collegiate Dictionary
Plutarchian — adjective Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plutarch or his writings … Wiktionary
plutarchian — adjective see plutarchan … Useful english dictionary
Plutarch — biographical name circa A.D. 46 after 119 Greek biographer & moralist • Plutarchan or Plutarchian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Plutarch — For other uses, see Plutarch (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Petrarch. Plutarch Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus Μέστριος Πλούταρχος Parallel Lives, Amyot translation, 1565 Born c … Wikipedia
Caecilius of Calacte — For others of this name see Archagathus (disambiguation) Caecilius, of Calacte in Sicily, Greek rhetorician, flourished at Rome during the reign of Augustus. Originally called Archagathus, he took the name of Caecilius from his patron, one of the … Wikipedia
List of eponymous adjectives in English — An eponymous adjective is an adjective which has been derived from the name of a person, real or fictional. Persons from whose name the adjectives have been derived are called eponyms.Following is a list of eponymous adjectives in English. A… … Wikipedia
Quintana, Manuel José — ▪ Spanish poet born April 11, 1772, Madrid died March 11, 1857, Madrid Spanish patriot and Neoclassical poet, esteemed by his countrymen for poems, pamphlets, and proclamations written during the War of Independence from Napoleon. Although… … Universalium
Consolatio — See also the Catharist Consolamentum The Consolatio or consolatory oration is a type of ceremonial oratory, typically used rhetorically to comfort mourners at funerals. It was one of the most popular classical rhetoric topics,[1][2] and received… … Wikipedia
