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Tusculum

American  
[tuhs-kyuh-luhm] / ˈtʌs kyə ləm /

noun

  1. an ancient city of Latium, SE of Rome: Roman villas, especially that of Cicero.


Tusculum British  
/ ˈtʌskjʊləm /

noun

  1. an ancient city in Latium near Rome

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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  • Tusculan adjective

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Peacock was the offensive line coach at Tusculum University last season.

From Fox News • Aug. 21, 2021

Daugherty, a sophomore at Tusculum University who got the shot, said her father tells worshippers, “The Lord gave us common sense, so we’ve got to use it.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2021

Another site, at Tusculum University, a liberal arts college founded in 1794, holds his library, a small collection of books that are mostly government printings of records and documents.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2020

Harris was a head women’s basketball coach at Tusculum from 2009-12 and at UNC Wilmington from 2012-17.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2019

To him I am further indebted for my introduction to the MS. treasures belonging to the Basilian monks of Crypta-Ferrata, the ancient Tusculum.

From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William