Associations to the word «Pliny»
Noun
- Remedy
- Christian
- Treatise
- Inscription
- Astronomy
- Sicily
- Cabbage
- Castor
- Salamander
- Cucumber
- Olympiad
- Alexandria
- Villa
- Sculptor
- Danube
- Fable
- Gem
- Cinnamon
- Meteorology
- Xviii
- Philosopher
- Eclipse
- Astrology
- Serpent
- Compiler
- Verona
- Scandinavia
- Carthage
- Emperor
- Midwife
- Statue
- Mineral
- Greco
- Amulet
- Artemis
- Letter
- Author
- Oration
- Ceylon
- Herb
- Ca
- Naples
- Excerpt
- Mosaic
- Magic
- Cites
- Polo
- Mari
- Omen
- Writer
- Antonia
- Mather
- Wine
- Summa
- Elephant
- Description
- Prescription
- Degeneration
- Goth
- Tribe
- Cos
- Caucasus
- Manuscript
- Whitney
- Quote
- Consul
- Rhodes
- Venus
- Writing
- Account
- Modern
- Botanist
- Spice
- History
- Syria
- Gottfried
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PLINY, proper noun. An ancient Roman praenomen.
Dictionary definition
PLINY, noun. Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113).
PLINY, noun. Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79).
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.