Tullian

See also: tullían

English

Etymology

From Latin Tullianus, from Tullius (“the name of a Roman gens”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːliən

Adjective

Tullian (comparative more Tullian, superlative most Tullian)

1. Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC–43 BC; sometimes anglicized as Tully), Roman philosopher and statesman.

   Tullian gallery

   Tullian phrase

   • 1986, Desiderius Erasmus, A. H. T. Levi, Literary and Educational Writings, volume 6:

     Some people think it's also Tullian to put the salutation not on the front but on the back of the letter , because this practice in Cicero's day served to tell the bearer which letter was for which person

References

• “Tullian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.