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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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Wells, a graduate transfer who played for Tusculum in the spring, passed for 275 yards and ran for 67 in the season-opening loss to Eastern Kentucky.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2021

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

From Fox News • Aug. 21, 2021

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

The sisters’ family had lived on Tusculum Street for five generations, and the kids had always been able to play on the street.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2018

Besides his mansion in the capital, he possessed sumptuous villas at Tusculum, Bauli, and Laurentum, where he was accustomed to give the most elegant and expensive entertainments.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

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