"Lucullean" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Lucullean [comparative], most Lucullean [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin Lucullēus + -an. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Lucullēus}} Latin Lucullēus, {{suffix|en||an}} + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Lucullean (comparative more Lucullean, superlative most Lucullean)
  1. Lucullian.
    Sense id: en-Lucullean-en-adj-IytkgSmv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an

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