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Catullan

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Etymology

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From Catullus +‎ -an.

Adjective

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Catullan (comparative more Catullan, superlative most Catullan)

  1. (poetry) Of or relating to the ancient poet Catullus.
    • 1996, Christopher John Nappa, The man and the mask : persona, character, and technique in the poems of Catullus‎[1]:
      He does so chiefly by employing graphic language (especially related to passive homosexual acts) which calls into sexual question the virility of the Catullan persona.
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