- Plutarchian
- adjective see Plutarch
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Plutarchian
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Plutarchian — /plooh tahr kee euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the biographer Plutarch. 2. characteristic of or resembling a biography by Plutarch or its subject: a life worthy of Plutarchian description; a deed of Plutarchian splendor. [1855 60; PLUTARCH +… … Universalium
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plutarchian — plu·tarch·ian … English syllables
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