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Plin·y  (pln) 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.

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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

Thesaurus

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) Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, Pliny the Younger
	2.	Pliny - Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79) Gaius Plinius Secundus, Pliny the Elder

Translations

Pliny [ˈplɪnɪ] N → Plinio
Pliny the Elder → Plinio el Viejo
Pliny the Younger → Plinio el Joven

Pliny [ˈplɪnɪ] n Pliny the Younger/the Elder → Plinio il Giovane/il Vecchio