CATONIAN


Meaning of CATONIAN in English

kāˈtōnēən, -nyən adjective

or ca·ton·ic kāˈtänik

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: catonian from Latin catonianus, from Caton-, Cato (Marcus Porcius Cato died 149 B.C. Roman statesman, or Marcus Porcius Cato died 46 B.C. Roman Stoic philosopher, both celebrated for austerity) + Latin -ianus -ian; catonic from Latin Caton-, Cato + English -ic

: austere , harsh

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