PETRONIUS

Meaning of PETRONIUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈtrō-nē-əs ]

biographical name

died A.D. 66 in full probably Titus Petronius Niger Roman satirist

• Pe·tro·ni·an -nē-ən adjective

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PETRONIUS — biographical name died A.D. 66 in full probably Titus ~ Niger Roman satirist, Petronian adjective
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PETRONIUS — Petronius BrE AmE pɪ ˈtrəʊn i‿əs pə-, pe- AmE \ -ˈtroʊn-
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PETRONIUS — Петроний Арбитр
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PETRONIUS — Pronunciation: p ə - ' tr ō -n ē - ə s Function: biographical name d A.D. 66 in full …
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PETRONIUS ARBITER, GAIUS — orig. Titus Petronius Niger died AD 66 Roman writer. Of a noble family, Petronius belonged to a class of idle …
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PETRONIUS ARBITER, GAIUS — died AD 66 original name Titus Petronius Niger reputed author of the Satyricon, a literary portrait of Roman society of …
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PETRONIUS ARBITER, GAIUS — n. orig. Titus Petronius Niger died AD 66 Roman writer. Of a noble family, Petronius belonged to a class of …
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PETRONIAN — adjective see: Petronius
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PETRONIAN — pə̇.ˈtrōnēən, -nyən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Gaius Petroni us, 1st century A.D. Roman director of entertainments at Nero's court …
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SATYRICON — /sa tir"i kon'/ , n. a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century A.D. by Petronius, extant …
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PETRONIAN — see Petronius
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