Falernian

[ fuh-lur-nee-uhn ]

adjective

1. (especially of a wine celebrated by Horace) of, coming from, or made in a district of Campania, Italy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Falernian¹

1720–30; < Latin ( ager ) Falern ( us ) Falernian (field) + -ian

Example Sentences

You must lay a part of the heartiness of our reception, especially the old Falernian, to the account of our relieved fears.

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There are two kinds of Falernian wine, the dry and the sweet.

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The Caucine too is a noble wine, and resembles the Falernian.

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The Calenian wine is light, and better for the stomach than the Falernian.

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Falernus, adj., Falernian; ager Falernus, a famous wine-growing district in Campania.

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