tusculan

/ˈtʌskjʊlən/

adj 2noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

joined

VERB + TUSCULAN

consider

TUSCULAN + NOUN

disputations, troops

ADV.

also

Definitions

adj

Of or relating to Tusculum.

By some writers, that city was thought to have stood near the modern town of Frascati, and by others near Grotta Ferrata, a convent near which was assumed to have been the actual site of the Tusculan villa of Cicero.

The Tusculan troops also joined them.

Of or relating to Tusculum.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Tusculum.

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By some writers, that city was thought to have stood near the modern town of Frascati, and by others near Grotta Ferrata, a convent near which was assumed to have been the actual site of the Tusculan

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The Tusculan troops also joined them.

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Alongside the letters, any discussion of Cicero's understanding of grief must consider his Tusculan Disputations.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, tusculan is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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