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Lucullus

American  
[loo-kuhl-uhs] / luˈkʌl əs /

noun

  1. Lucius Licinius c110–57? b.c., Roman general and epicure.


Lucullus British  
/ luːˈkʌləs, ˌluːkʌˈlɪən /

noun

  1. Lucius Licinius (ˈluːsɪəs lɪˈsɪnɪəs). ?110–56 bc , Roman general and consul, famous for his luxurious banquets. He fought Mithradates VI (74–66)

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Other Word Forms

  • Lucullan adjective

Example Sentences

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There’s no better place to cap off a day of eating than with a visit to the outstanding Lucullus Bakery in Richmond Hill.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2016

Shoppers in search of items related to eating and cooking can go to Lucullus, which features antique culinary finds in two stores, on Chartres and Magazine streets, says owner Patrick Dunn.

From Time Magazine Archive

As Beau Brummell dressed for future ages, or Lucullus dined, Walpole peered into corners.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rarest item on the program was Sessions' 72-minute, one-act opera, The Trial of Lucullus, with a libretto originally written as a radio play by Germany's Bertolt Brecht.

From Time Magazine Archive

"This is very pretty, drinking champagne from cups; it recalls the banquets of antiquity—those famous feasts that Lucullus gave in the hall of Apollo, or of Mars."

From Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 by Kock, Charles Paul de