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adj
Of ancient Ausonia or the Ausonians.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, not-comparable
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adj
Italian.
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Usage: not-comparable, poetic
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adj
Of or relating to the ancient poet Ausonius.
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Usage: not-comparable
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noun
An ancient inhabitant of middle or lower Italy.
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Usage: historical
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noun
An Italian.
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Usage: poetic
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History
From Latin Ausonia (“Lower Italy”), extended poetically to “Italy”, from Ancient Greek Αὐσονία (Ausonía), from Αὔσων (Aúsōn), a son of Ulysses, who is said to have settled there.
