| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Lucan |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Lu·can |
| PRONUNCIATION: | l k n |
| DATES: | a.d. 3965 |
| VARIANTS: | Originally Marcus Annaeus Lucanus. |
| Roman poet who wrote the Pharsalia, an epic account of the civil war between Caesar and Pompey.
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