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Plautus

UK/ˈplɔːtəs//ˈplɔtəs/

Plautus proper noun: a Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC) of the Old Latin period.

Proper noun

Plautus

  1. A Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC) of the Old Latin period.

Origin of Plautus

From Latin Titus Maccius Plautus, the latter two names traditionally held to be stage names, from plautus (“flat-footed, flap-eared”).

Words formed from Plautus

Questions about Plautus

What does Plautus mean?
Plautus means a Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC) of the Old Latin period.
What part of speech is Plautus?
Plautus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Plautus?
Plautus is pronounced /ˈplɔːtəs/ (UK).

Words near Plautus in the dictionary

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

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