PLINY

Pliny, Pliny the Elder, Gaius Plinius Secundus

(noun) Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)

Pliny, Pliny the Younger, Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus

(noun) Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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2 May 2025

MINESHAFT

(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine


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