pliny the elder

1. 1.

   Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)

   SynonymsPlinyGaius Plinius Secundus

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Questions about pliny the elder

What does pliny the elder mean?

pliny the elder means "Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)".

What is another word for pliny the elder?

Close synonyms include Pliny, Gaius Plinius Secundus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pliny the elder a common word?

pliny the elder is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.