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- adjective Of or pertaining to the
Ancient Roman poet Lucilius Junior.
Etymologies
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Examples
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A few weeks ago when I saw Ilva Lucilian delights asking bloggers to share their kitchen pics, I was sure it would be fun to peek into friends' kitchens.
Welcome home! 2007
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A few weeks ago when I saw Ilva Lucilian delights asking bloggers to share their kitchen pics, I was sure it would be fun to peek into friends' kitchens.
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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But that you may not imagine that I disapprove of a jingle in the Lucilian manner, I will deliver my opinions in verse, --
Satyricon 2007
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There are men who own more land thanks to their holdings in Italian Gaul, like the Aemilii Scauri-your tata, my delectable wee pudding-and the Domitii Ahenobarbi, but I inherited most of the Lucilian estates in Lucania, and with the southern half of the Ager Gallicus added to my lands in Umbria and northern Picenum, I doubt I have a rival inside Italy proper!
Fortune's Favorites McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1993
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But that you may not imagine that I disapprove of a jingle in the Lucilian manner, I will deliver my opinions in verse, --
The Satyricon — Complete 20-66 Petronius Arbiter
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But that you may not imagine that I disapprove of a jingle in the Lucilian manner, I will deliver my opinions in verse, --
The Satyricon — Volume 01: Introduction 20-66 Petronius Arbiter
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The girls laughed hysterically, and even Mr. Payton's stern face relaxed; the action was so truly "Lucilian."
Lucile Triumphant Elizabeth M. Duffield
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Lucilian had no sooner recovered his spirits than he betrayed his want of discretion, by presuming to admonish his conqueror that he had rashly ventured, with a handful of men, to expose his person in the midst of his enemies.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Rossiter Johnson 1906
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Lucilian, who, with the rank of general of the cavalry, commanded the military powers of Illyricum, was alarmed and perplexed by the doubtful reports, which he could neither reject nor believe.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Rossiter Johnson 1906
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Lucilian, who, with the rank of general of the cavalry, commanded the military powers of Illyricum, was alarmed and perplexed by the doubtful reports, which he could neither reject nor believe.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 Edward Gibbon 1765
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