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Catullan

Catullan adjective: of or relating to the ancient poet Catullus.

Adjective

Catullan (comparative more Catullan, superlative most Catullan)

  1. Of or relating to the ancient poet Catullus.
    • He does so chiefly by employing graphic language (especially related to passive homosexual acts) which calls into sexual question the virility of the Catullan persona.1996, Christopher John Nappa, The man and the mask : persona, character, and technique in the poems of Catullus

Forms of Catullan

comparativemore Catullan
superlativemost Catullan

Origin of Catullan

From Catullus + -an.

Questions about Catullan

What does Catullan mean?
Catullan means of or relating to the ancient poet Catullus.
What part of speech is Catullan?
Catullan is an adjective.

Words near Catullan in the dictionary

  1. cattywampus
  2. cattywampuses
  3. Catubig
  4. Catuday
  5. catuli
  6. Catullan
  7. Catullian
  8. Catullus
  9. catulus
  10. catumaxomab
  11. Catumnal

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