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Plutarch

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈpluː.tɑːk/
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  • US: /ˈplu.tɑɹk/

1

name

Meaning 1

The classical historian and essayist Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (46-120 C.E.). Often used as a byword for a biographer, to suggest that the writer is especially skilled or has other attributes associated with Plutarch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any specific edition of a work by Plutarch, often specifically Plutarch's Lives

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Greek biographer who wrote Parallel Lives (46?-120 AD)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: biographer

History

Etymology

Via Latin Plūtarchus from Ancient Greek Πλούτᾰρχος (Ploútărkhos).

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Պլուտարքոս (Plutarkʻos) — Greek historian
  • Bulgarian: Плутарх (Plutarh) — Greek historian
  • Catalan: Plutarc — Greek historian
  • Czech: Plútarchos — Greek historian
  • Dutch: Plutarchus — Greek historian
  • Esperanto: Plutarko — Greek historian
  • Estonian: Plutarchos — Greek historian
  • Finnish: Plutarkhos — Greek historian
  • French: Plutarque — Greek historian
  • Georgian: პლუტარქე (ṗluṭarke) — Greek historian
  • Georgian: პლუტარქუსი (ṗluṭarkusi) — Greek historian
  • German: Plutarch — Greek historian
  • Greek: Πλούταρχος (Ploútarchos) — Greek historian
  • Hebrew: פלוטארכוס (Plutarkhus) — Greek historian
  • Hungarian: Plutarkhosz — Greek historian
  • Icelandic: Plútarkos — Greek historian
  • Italian: Plutarco — Greek historian
  • Japanese: プルタルコス (Purutarukusu) — Greek historian
  • Korean: 플루타르크 (peullutareukeu) — Greek historian
  • Latin: Plutarchus — Greek historian
  • Occitan: Plutarc — Greek historian
  • Persian: پلوتارک (plutârk) — Greek historian
  • Persian: افلوطرخس (eflutarxos) — Greek historian
  • Polish: Plutarch — Greek historian
  • Portuguese: Plutarco — Greek historian
  • Romanian: Plutarh — Greek historian
  • Russian: Плута́рх (Plutárx) — Greek historian
  • Spanish: Plutarco — Greek historian
  • Swedish: Plutarchos — Greek historian
  • Ukrainian: Плутарх (Plutarx) — Greek historian
Real reading context

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