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Tusculan

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

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  • /ˈtʌskjʊlən/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Tusculum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to Tusculum.

Of or relating to the counts of Tusculum, the most powerful secular noblemen in Latium, near Rome, between the 10th and 12th centuries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A native or inhabitant of Tusculum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

From Latin Tusculānus, from Tusculum + -ānus. By surface analysis, Tusculum + -an.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: tusculan — of or relating to Tusculum
  • Middle French: tusculain — of or relating to Tusculum
  • Latin: Tusculānus — of or relating to Tusculum
  • Russian: тускула́нский (tuskulánskij) — of or relating to Tusculum
  • French: Tusculan — native or inhabitant of Tusculum
  • French: Tusculane — native or inhabitant of Tusculum
  • Middle French: Tusculain — native or inhabitant of Tusculum
  • Middle French: Tusculaine — native or inhabitant of Tusculum
  • Latin: Tusculānus — native or inhabitant of Tusculum
  • Latin: Tusculāna — native or inhabitant of Tusculum