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Meaning of "Lucullan" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LUCULLAN

Named after Lucius Licinius Lucullus.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LUCULLAN

Lucullan  [luːˈkʌlən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUCULLAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lucullan is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LUCULLAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Marble

Marble is a non-foliated metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite. Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however, stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone. Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material.

Definition of Lucullan in the English dictionary

The definition of Lucullan in the dictionary is luxurious or sumptuous.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LUCULLAN


Alan
ˈælən
Allen
ˈælən
Babylon
ˈbæbɪlən
Catullan
kəˈtʌlən
chalan
ˈtʃʌlən
colon
ˈkəʊlən
Cullen
ˈkʌlən
Dylan
ˈdɪlən
fallen
ˈfɔːlən
gallon
ˈɡælən
melon
ˈmɛlən
Nolan
ˈnəʊlən
stolen
ˈstəʊlən
sullen
ˈsʌlən
swollen
ˈswəʊlən
talon
ˈtælən
Venezuelan
ˌvɛnɪˈzweɪlən
villain
ˈvɪlən
watermelon
ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən
Westfalen
vɛstˈfaːlən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUCULLAN

Lucky Country
lucky dip
lucrative
lucratively
lucrativeness
lucre
Lucretia
Lucretian
Lucretius
luctation
lucubrate
lucubration
luculent
Lucullean
Lucullian
Lucullus
lucuma
lucumo
Lucus Augusti
Lucy

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUCULLAN

avellan
ballan
callan
castellan
gollan
hallan
Lallan
Magellan
McMillan
pollan
rubellan
Strait of Magellan

Synonyms and antonyms of Lucullan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Lucullan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUCULLAN

Find out the translation of Lucullan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Lucullan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lucullan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Lucullan
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Lucullan
570 millions of speakers

English

Lucullan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Lucullan
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

Lucullan
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Lucullan
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lucullan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Lucullan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Lucullan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lucullan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lukullischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Lucullan
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Lucullan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lucune
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Lucullan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Lucullan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ल्यूकुलन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lucullan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lucullan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lucullan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Lucullan
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lucullan
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Lucullan
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Lucullan
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Lucullan
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Lucullan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lucullan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUCULLAN»

The term «Lucullan» is used very little and occupies the 157.762 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUCULLAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Lucullan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Lucullan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lucullan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUCULLAN»

Discover the use of Lucullan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lucullan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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ASMOSIA 4:
Like Numidian, Lucullan marble (africano) has a longer history in literature than can be demonstrated from archaeology. Its discovery by Lucullus, the first to bring it to Italy (for sale?) is well known from Pliny's notice (NH 36.49) (Fant, 1988).
Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones used in Antiquity. International Symposium, Max Schvoerer, 1999
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Utopia Antiqua: Readings of the Golden Age and Decline at Rome
Overtly, modesty kept Augustus' name from the Basilica Paulli, but this action only proved that renouncing the right to name could be as effective as utilizing it. In addition, there is no condemnatory description of the basilica's use of Lucullan ...
Rhiannon Evans,, 2007
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Bitter Greens: Essays on Food, Politics, and Ethnicity from ...
LUCULLAN. FEASTS. WEGMANS FOOD MARKETS, INC., Central New York's leading supermarket chain, once honored me with a Roman banquet. I still don't know whether this boon was random or deliberate, whether fortune or ...
Anthony Di Renzo, 2010
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions
331 Lucullan The term in use, by Calvin Woodward of the Associated Press, June 14, 1997: By comparison with the British parliamentary system, where a defeated party leader may lick wounds in the comfort of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, ...
Elizabeth Webber, Mike Feinsilber, 1999
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The Caesars
... lance to be called a Lucullan lance; Junius Rusticus because he had published works that praised Paetus Thrasea and Helvidius Priscus and called them men greatly to be revered.33 Domitian expelled all philosophers from Rome and Italy ...
Suetonius, Donna W. Hurley, 2011
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
... and the houses and gardens of Lucullus obtained a distinguished rank in the list of imperial palaces.q When the Vandals became formidable to the sea-coast, the Lucullan villa, on the promontory of Misenum, gradually assumed the strength  ...
Edward Gibbon, 1821
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How to Sound Really Clever: 600 Words You Need to Know
108 LucuHan Lucullan (adj) I (offood) lavish (pronounced 'EckuhI—uhn') for full explanation, see box below e.g. Kim Jong ll of North Korea had fresh fish flown in from Japan: he liked to eat the resulting sashimi so fresh that he insisted the ...
‎2013
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The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, ...
... palaces.131 When the Vandals became formidable to the sea-coast, the Lucullan villa, on the promontory of Misenum, gradually assumed the strength and appellation of a strong castle, the obscure retreat of the last emperor of the West.
Edward Gibbon, sir William Smith, 1854
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Sulla, the Elites and the Empire: A Study of Roman Policies ...
73), brother of L. Licinius Lucullus and quaestor in Greece during the Mithridatic campaign.28 He was a prominent figure of the Sullan camp: he was entrusted with the task of striking the so- called Lucullan coins, he loyally supported Sulla ...
Federico Santangelo, 2007
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Houses, Villas, and Palaces in the Roman World
The millionaire aedile of 58 BC, M. Aemilius Scaurus, furnished his atrium with theatre columns, some thirty-eight feet high, of black Lucullan (Melian) marble, far outdoing L.Licinius Crassus who had experimented earlier with columns of ...
Alexander G. McKay, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUCULLAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lucullan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ames residents react to historic same-sex marriage ruling
Terry Lowman, 68, the former co-owner of Lucullan's Italian Grill in downtown Ames, married his longtime partner Mark Kassis, 59, in 2007 after ... «Ames Tribune, Jun 15»
2
How to Have a Luxe Disneyland Experience
While the Magic Kingdom conjures many images, Lucullan luxury isn't among them. But a certain sybaritism is eminently possible—no spell ... «Los Angeles Confidential, May 15»
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Downtown mural faces removal
When the mural was painted, Lucullan's Italian Grill occupied the building and hosted a fundraiser that contributed to the artwork's completion. «Ames Tribune, Apr 15»
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Consider the Red Lobster, Floundering Following A Rocky Re-vamp
Now there's 50 percent more shrimp in the Ultimate Feast, a Lucullan paean to fried shit; there's lobster on nearly every page; and, this is ... «New York Observer, Nov 14»
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BOOK REVIEW: 'From Downing Street to the Trenches'
Whether he is describing a Lucullan feast during a lull or the size and ferocity of the odious rats in the trenches, he is vivid and expressive. «Washington Times, Nov 14»
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Prather's Pick: A Sidney Sheldon sequel
Their most recent caper has been to steal the priceless Lucullan Diamond from the Netherlands diamond-cutting factory in Amsterdam. In doing ... «Craig Daily Press, Oct 14»
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Bar la Tosca is latest downtown dining option
In May 2013, Reed, 36, acquired the popular Lucullan's Italian Grill at 400 Main St. from longtime owners Mark Kassis and Terry Lowman. «Ames Tribune, Oct 14»
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Book Review: The Architecture of Luxury by Annette Condello
Condello's six historical categories – Sybaritic, Lucullan, architectural excess, rustic, neo European and modern – take readers on an exciting ... «LSE Media Policy Project, Sep 14»
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Susan Hart: Gluten-free chocolate fig cake
Combine this wonder fruit with chocolate in this lovely, light cake is truly a Lucullan treat. I find the richer flavors more appealing as the ... «Nevada Appeal, Sep 14»
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Dead city of Pompeii lives on in ruins, imagination
Today, there's just one place: Autogrill cafeteria near the Forum. Not exactly Lucullan feasting, but it does sell passable panini. Please login or ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Aug 14»

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