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plautinian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plau-tini-an
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the unknown Roman playwright Plautius, known only for being confused with the playwright Plautus; especially to contrast with Plautus himself.

adj

Synonym of Plautine (“of or pertaining to, or in the style of, Plautus”).

Etymology

From Latin Plautius + -an. Plautius is known only for being mentioned by Marcus Varro, due to the fact that his plays were called "Plauti", causing them to be mistakenly attributed to Plautus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Plautinian (comparative) most Plautinian (superlative)

Synonyms

Plautine

Questions

What does plautinian mean?
Of or pertaining to the unknown Roman playwright Plautius, known only for being confused with the playwright Plautus; especially to contrast with Plautus himself.
Where does plautinian come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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