Lucan

(lo̵̅o̅′kən)

adjective

of or characteristic of the Evangelist Luke or the book of the New Testament attributed to him

Origin: < L Lūcas, Luke + -an

(L. name Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) 39-65; Rom. poet, born in Spain

See Lucan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Roman poet who wrote the Pharsalia, an epic account of the civil war between Caesar and Pompey.

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