Plu·tarch (pl  tärk ) a.d. 46?-120? Greek biographer and Neo-Platonist philosopher. He wrote Parallel Lives, a collection of paired biographies of famous Greek and Roman figures that Shakespeare used as source material for his Roman plays. Plu·tarch an (-tärk n), Plu·tarchi·an (-tärk -n) adj. |
Plutarch [ˈpluːtɑːk]
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(Biographies / Plutarch (?46-?120) M, Greek, WRITING: biographer, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher) ?46-?120 ad, Greek biographer and philosopher, noted for his Parallel Lives of distinguished Greeks and Romans
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| Noun | 1. |  Plutarch - Greek biographer who wrote Parallel Lives (46?-120 AD) |
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