Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Pompeii, a city of Italy, which with Herculaneum and other towns was overwhelmed by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79, and of which the ruins have been in part laid bare by excavations begun in 1755.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, Pompeii, an ancient city of Italy, buried by an eruption of Vesuvius in 79 a. d., and partly uncovered by modern excavations.
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Contrary to their hype, we weren't buried in a pompeian deluge of St Helens' cinders.
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Contrary to their hype, we weren't buried in a pompeian deluge of St Helens' cinders.
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Contrary to their hype, we weren't buried in a pompeian deluge of St Helens' cinders.
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Manca P, Chisu V, Gadau S, Lepore G, et al. (2006) Ancient pompeian dogs-morphological and morphometric evidence for different canine populations.
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