"Porcellian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Porcellian [comparative], most Porcellian [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin porcellus (“piglet”) + -ian after the dinners of roasted pig that the club originally held. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|porcellus||piglet}} Latin porcellus (“piglet”), {{suffix|en||ian}} + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Porcellian (comparative more Porcellian, superlative most Porcellian)
  1. Of or relating to the Porcellian Club, a final club at Harvard University.
    Sense id: en-Porcellian-en-adj-VjVxc4cB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 94 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3

Noun

Forms: Porcellians [plural]
Etymology: From Latin porcellus (“piglet”) + -ian after the dinners of roasted pig that the club originally held. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|porcellus||piglet}} Latin porcellus (“piglet”), {{suffix|en||ian}} + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Porcellian (plural Porcellians)
  1. A member of the Porcellian Club.
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