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Longinus

[ lon-jahy-nuhs ]
/ lɒnˈdʒaɪ nəs /

noun

Dionysius Cas·sius [kash-uhs], /ˈkæʃ əs/, a.d. 213?–273, Greek philosopher and rhetorician.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Longinus

Lon·gin·e·an [lon-jin-ee-uhn], /lɒnˈdʒɪn i ən/, adjective

Words nearby Longinus

longicaudal, longicorn, longies, longing, long in the tooth, Longinus, longipennate, long iron, longirostral, longish, Long Island
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British Dictionary definitions for Longinus

Longinus
/ (lɒnˈdʒaɪnəs) /

noun

Dionysius (ˌdaɪəˈnɪsɪəs). ?2nd century ad, supposed author of the famous Greek treatise on literary criticism, On the Sublime

Derived forms of Longinus

Longinean (lɒnˈdʒɪnɪən), adjective
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