Praenestine
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Praenestine
1875–80; < Latin Praenestīnus. See Praeneste ( def. ), -ine 1
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The Praenestine calendar, discovered in 1770, arranged by the famous grammarian Verrius Flaccus, contains the months of January, March, April and December, and a portion of February.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
At the same hour Marcian was riding along the Praenestine Way, the glory of summer sunrise straight before him.
From Veranilda by George Gissing
Dreaming, dreaming, he rode along the Praenestine Way.
From Veranilda by George Gissing
A party of plunderers, led over the Praenestine Mountains, and from thence sent down into the plains, was unobserved by Lucretius, while he lay encamped among the Hernicans.
From Roman History, Books I-III by Titus Livius
Follow the Praenestine Highroad till it meets the Via Labicana.
From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by Edward Lucas White
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