Tacitean

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[tas-i-tee-uhn] / ˌtæs ɪˈti ən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Publius Cornelius Tacitus.

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Etymology

Origin of Tacitean

First recorded in 1885–90; Tacit(us) + -ean

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Example Sentences

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Tacitean

Several public schoolmasters, I understand, have already noted its possibilities as a suitable extract for translation into Tacitean Latin.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 16, 1919 by Various

But his discourse, usually ample and florid as befitted both his person and his calling, was couched on this occasion in Tacitean brevity.

From South Wind by Norman Douglas

It is but natural that, in the loosening of all the bonds of social order, during the wanderings, the ancient Tacitean purity and monogamy was, to a large extent, lost.

From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Hermann Schoenfeld

If the realization of this wish be the hope of statesmen, the historian of culture can only desire that the race remain according to a Tacitean word regarding the Teuton "similar only to itself."

From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Hermann Schoenfeld

In the Agricola and Germania the distinctively Tacitean style is still immature, though it is well on the way towards maturity.

From Latin Literature by J. W. (John William) Mackail

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