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Catilinian

Catilinian adjective: of or pertaining to Lucius Sergius Catilina (108 BCE–62 BCE; known in English as Catiline), Roman politician who attempted to overthrow the Roman Republic.

Adjective

Catilinian (comparative more Catilinian, superlative most Catilinian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Lucius Sergius Catilina (108 BCE–62 BCE; known in English as Catiline), Roman politician who attempted to overthrow the Roman Republic.

Forms of Catilinian

comparativemore Catilinian
superlativemost Catilinian

Origin of Catilinian

From Catiline + -ian.

Questions about Catilinian

What does Catilinian mean?
Catilinian means of or pertaining to Lucius Sergius Catilina (108 BCE–62 BCE; known in English as Catiline), Roman politician who attempted to overthrow the Roman Republic.
What part of speech is Catilinian?
Catilinian is an adjective.

Words near Catilinian in the dictionary

  1. Catie
  2. Catigbian
  3. Catilinarian
  4. Catiline
  5. Catilines
  6. Catilinian
  7. Catillac
  8. Catillacs
  9. catinga
  10. catingas
  11. Catino

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