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Plautinian

Plautinian adjective: of or pertaining to the unknown Roman playwright Plautius, known only for being confused with the playwright Plautus; especially to contrast with Plautus himself.

Adjective (1)

Plautinian (comparative more Plautinian, superlative most Plautinian)

  1. Of or pertaining to the unknown Roman playwright Plautius, known only for being confused with the playwright Plautus; especially to contrast with Plautus himself.

Adjective (2)

Plautinian (comparative more Plautinian, superlative most Plautinian)

  1. Synonym of Plautine (“of or pertaining to, or in the style of, Plautus”).
    Synonyms:
    Plautine

Synonyms of Plautinian

Forms of Plautinian

comparativemore Plautinian
superlativemost Plautinian

Origin of Plautinian

From Latin Plautius + -an. Plautius is known only for being mentioned by Marcus Varro, due to the fact that his plays were called "Plauti", causing them to be mistakenly attributed to Plautus.

From Latin Plautīnus + -ian, from Latin Plautus.

Questions about Plautinian

What does Plautinian mean?
Plautinian means of or pertaining to the unknown Roman playwright Plautius, known only for being confused with the playwright Plautus; especially to contrast with Plautus himself.
What part of speech is Plautinian?
Plautinian is an adjective.

Words near Plautinian in the dictionary

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

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