Tusculan

/ (ˈtʌskjʊlən) /

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adjective

of or relating to the ancient Italian city of Tusculum or its inhabitants

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Words nearby Tusculan

Tuscaloosa, Tuscan, Tuscany, Tuscarora, tusche, Tusculan, Tusculum, tush, tushery, tushie, Tusi

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How to use Tusculan in a sentence

In the first he encounters his brother Quintus at his Tusculan villa, and there listens to him discoursing in favor of religion.
The Life of Cicero|Anthony Trollope
The Tusculan Inquiries had followed, in which he had set forth, in five books, the five great rules of living well.
The Life of Cicero|Anthony Trollope
I do not recollect if, when he wrote his 'Tusculan Disputations', his own Tullia was dead.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
The Tusculan atriolum was decorated with stucco reliefs on the walls, like those in the tombs on the Latin Road.
Old Rome|Robert Burn

In this manner he now spent five days at his Tusculan villa in discussing with his friends the several questions just mentioned.
Cicero's Tusculan Disputations|Marcus Tullius Cicero