ANTONINE

Meaning of ANTONINE in English

ˈantəˌnīn adjective

also an·to·nin·i·an |antə|ninēən, -ninyən

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Antonine from Antoninus Pius died A.D. 161 and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus died A.D. 180 Roman emperors; Antoninian from Antonin us + English -ian

: characteristic of the Roman emperors Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus or their rule

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