"Senecan" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Senecan [comparative], most Senecan [superlative]
Etymology: From Seneca + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Seneca|an}} Seneca + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Senecan (comparative more Senecan, superlative most Senecan)
  1. Of or relating to Seneca the Younger, Lucius Annaeus Seneca (ca. 4 BC–AD 65), Roman philosopher and statesman.
    Sense id: en-Senecan-en-adj-8-Ppi4yi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31

Proper name

Forms: the Senecan [canonical]
Etymology: From Seneca + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Seneca|an}} Seneca + -an Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Senecan
  1. (geology) An age from 388 to 370 million years ago, a subdivision of the Devonian.
    Sense id: en-Senecan-en-name-oeoA6TeD Categories (other): Geology Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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