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▪ I. † Hercuˈlanean, a.1 Obs. rare.
[f. L. Herculāne-us, f. Herculēs: see -an.]
= Herculean; in quot., humorously, ‘very strong’.
1604Dekker 1st Pt. Honest Wh. Wks. 1873 II. 28 Here's most Herculanian tobacco.
▪ II. Herculanean, a.2|ˌhɜːkjuːˈleɪnɪən|
[f. L. Herculāne-us belonging to Herculāneum + -an.]
Of or pertaining to Herculaneum, a town in Campania, which was buried with Pompeii in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 a.d., and has in modern times been partly excavated.
1780Cowper Progr. Err. 398 Models of Herculanean pots and pans. 1819Wordsw. September 1819, ix, O ye, who patiently explore The wreck of Herculanean lore. |