Suetonianadj.

Brit.

/suː(ə)ˈtəʊnɪən/,

/sjuː(ə)ˈtəʊnɪən/,

/swiːˈtəʊnɪən/, U.S.

/ˌsuəˈtoʊniən/,

/swiˈtoʊniən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Suetonius , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Suetonius, Roman historian of the first and second cent. a.d. + -ian suffix.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Suetonius or his writings, esp. his biographies of Roman rulers.

ΚΠ

1833 T. De Quincey Cæsars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 45/2 It would be tedious to run through the long Suetonian roll-call of his peccadilloes in this way.

1897 Classical Rev. 11 42/1 That copies of Lucan varying greatly in care and correctness were current shortly after his death is attested by the Suetonian life.

1908 W. H. Alexander Some Textual Crit. on 8th Bk. De Vita Caesarum (Univ. Calif. Publ. Classical Philol.) 3 This Ms. of really prime importance in Suetonian text-criticism.

2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 May 19/2 There are..occasions on which there are orgies of idolatrous celebrations of the lives of famous men, when the Suetonian ideal of history as biography overwhelms us.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	suetonian
释义	Suetonianadj. Brit. /suː(ə)ˈtəʊnɪən/, /sjuː(ə)ˈtəʊnɪən/, /swiːˈtəʊnɪən/, U.S. /ˌsuəˈtoʊniən/, /swiˈtoʊniən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Suetonius , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Suetonius, Roman historian of the first and second cent. a.d. + -ian suffix. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Suetonius or his writings, esp. his biographies of Roman rulers. ΚΠ 1833 T. De Quincey Cæsars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 45/2 It would be tedious to run through the long Suetonian roll-call of his peccadilloes in this way. 1897 Classical Rev. 11 42/1 That copies of Lucan varying greatly in care and correctness were current shortly after his death is attested by the Suetonian life. 1908 W. H. Alexander Some Textual Crit. on 8th Bk. De Vita Caesarum (Univ. Calif. Publ. Classical Philol.) 3 This Ms. of really prime importance in Suetonian text-criticism. 2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 May 19/2 There are..occasions on which there are orgies of idolatrous celebrations of the lives of famous men, when the Suetonian ideal of history as biography overwhelms us. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1833
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