Pliny the Elder

Definitions of Pliny the Elder
  1. noun
    Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)
    synonyms: Gaius Plinius Secundus, Pliny
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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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