Tacitus

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtæsɪtəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tas′i təs)


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Tac•i•tus  (tas′i təs),USA pronunciation n. 
    Pub•li•us Cornelius  (pub′lē əs),USA pronunciation a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
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Tacitus / ˈtæsɪtəs/
  1. Publius Cornelius ( ˈpʌblɪəs kɔːˈniːljəs ). ?55–?120 ad, Roman historian and orator, famous as a prose stylist. His works include the Histories, dealing with the period 68–96, and the Annals, dealing with the period 14–68
'Tacitus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Anglic - Ingveonic - Nerthus - Njord - Suevian - Tacitean - tacit - taciturn

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