Plin·y (pl n  ) Originally Gaius Plinius Secundus. Known as "the Elder." a.d. 23-79. Roman scholar and naturalist. He wrote the 37-volume Historia Naturalis. His nephew Pliny (originally Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, a.d. 62?-113?), known as "the Younger," was a consul and writer whose letters provide valuable information about Roman life. |
Pliny [ˈplɪnɪ]
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1. (Biographies / Pliny (23-79) M, Roman, WRITING: writer) known as Pliny the Elder. Latin name Gaius Plinius Secundus. 23-79 ad, Roman writer, the author of the encyclopedic Natural History (77)
2. (Biographies / Pliny (?62-?113) M, Roman, WRITING: writer, POLITICS: administrator) his nephew, known as Pliny the Younger. Latin name Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus. ?62-?113 ad, Roman writer and administrator, noted for his letters
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| Noun | 1. |  Pliny - Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113) |
| 2. | Pliny - Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79) |
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