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Plinian

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Pliny the Younger or Pliny the Elder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Descriptive of a style of volcanic eruption similar in character and in intensity to that of the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius witnessed by Pliny the Younger.

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Usage: not-comparable

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History

Etymology

From Pliny + -an.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: plinien — of or pertaining to Pliny the Younger or Pliny the Elder
  • Italian: pliniano — of or pertaining to Pliny the Younger or Pliny the Elder