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Tarpeian

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Tarpeia.

Only used in Tarpeian Rock (“a steep cliff of the southern summit of the Capitoline Hill, used as an execution site in Ancient Rome”)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to Tarpeia.

Only used in Tarpeian Mount (synonym of Capitoline Hill)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 3

Of or relating to the Tarpeian Rock or the Tarpeian Mount.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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History

Etymology

From Latin Tarpēius + -an or directly from Latin Tarpēiānus.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: tarpéien — of or relating to Tarpeia
  • French: tarpée — of or relating to Tarpeia
  • Middle French: tarpee — of or relating to Tarpeia
  • Italian: tarpeo — of or relating to Tarpeia