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Plautian

Plautian adjective: of or relating to Titus Maccius Plautus (c. 254–184 BC), Ancient Roman playwright whose comedies are the earliest surviving intact works in Latin literature.

Adjective

Plautian (comparative more Plautian, superlative most Plautian)

  1. Of or relating to Titus Maccius Plautus (c. 254–184 BC), Ancient Roman playwright whose comedies are the earliest surviving intact works in Latin literature.
    Synonyms:
    Plautine, Plautinian

Synonyms of Plautian

Forms of Plautian

comparativemore Plautian
superlativemost Plautian

Origin of Plautian

From Plautus + -ian.

Questions about Plautian

What does Plautian mean?
Plautian means of or relating to Titus Maccius Plautus (c. 254–184 BC), Ancient Roman playwright whose comedies are the earliest surviving intact works in Latin literature.
What part of speech is Plautian?
Plautian is an adjective.

Words near Plautian in the dictionary

  1. plausibly denying
  2. plausive
  3. plaustral
  4. Plaut-Vincent angina
  5. Plautdietsch
  6. Plautian
  7. Plautine
  8. Plautinian
  9. Plautus
  10. Plautz
  11. Plautzes

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