Volscian
Americanadjective
noun
noun
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a member of the Volsci
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the extinct language of the Volsci, closely related to Umbrian
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Volscian
Example Sentences
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Pascal Tagnati goes for Johnny Depp-adjacent levels of parody as a pirate version of the Volscian leader Aufidius, and the entire play takes place under “CorioLand” signs that read like advertisements for racing cars.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022
Then, having been persuaded to run for civilian office as a consul and effectively forced into exile by the plebeian mob, in bitterness he puts himself at the service of that same Volscian enemy.
From The Guardian • Jan. 28, 2021
After he leads the victory in the Volscian city of Corioli, he’s renamed in remembrance of the event and put up for the top job.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 12, 2019
All the cast members — including a gimlet-eyed Louis Cancelmi as Coriolanus’s Volscian archrival and secret soul mate, Tullus Aufidius; and Nneka Okafor as his neglected wife, Virgilia — speak with engaging, heightened naturalism.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2019
ARTENA, a village of Italy, in the province of Rome, situated at the N.N.W. extremity of the Volscian Mountains; it is 36 m.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
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