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Senecan

Senecan adjective: of or relating to Seneca the Younger, Lucius Annaeus Seneca (ca. 4 BC–AD 65), Roman philosopher and statesman.

Adjective

Senecan (comparative more Senecan, superlative most Senecan)

  1. Of or relating to Seneca the Younger, Lucius Annaeus Seneca (ca. 4 BC–AD 65), Roman philosopher and statesman.

Proper noun

the Senecan

  1. An age from 388 to 370 million years ago, a subdivision of the Devonian.

Forms of Senecan

comparativemore Senecan
superlativemost Senecan

Origin of Senecan

From Seneca + -an.

Questions about Senecan

What does Senecan mean?
Senecan means of or relating to Seneca the Younger, Lucius Annaeus Seneca (ca. 4 BC–AD 65), Roman philosopher and statesman.
What part of speech is Senecan?
Senecan can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Senecan in the dictionary

  1. Seneca roots
  2. Seneca snakeroot
  3. Seneca Village
  4. Senecal
  5. Senecals
  6. Senecan
  7. Senecas
  8. senecavirus
  9. senecaviruses
  10. Senechal
  11. Senechals

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