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PLINY
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• PLINY (noun)
The noun PLINY has 2 senses:
1. Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
2. Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)
Familiarity information: PLINY used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus; Pliny; Pliny the Younger
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gaius Plinius Secundus; Pliny; Pliny the Elder
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Context examples
It would be fascinating to know whether dolphins respond to special calls made by fishermen, as Pliny the Elder asserted nearly two thousand years ago, says evolutionary biologist Dr Claire Spottiswoode (University of Cambridge and University of Cape Town).
(How humans and wild Honeyguide birds call each other to help, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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