Pliny

Other forms: Plinys; Plinies

Definitions of Pliny
  1. noun
    Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)
    synonyms: Gaius Plinius Secundus, Pliny the Elder
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    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
  2. noun
    Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
    synonyms: Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, Pliny the Younger
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    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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