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Tuscan definition

Tus·can (tus′kən)

adjective

  1. of Tuscany or its people, language, or culture
  2. designating or of a classical (Roman) order of architecture, distinguished by its smooth columns with a ringlike capital and no decoration

Etymology: ME < L Tuscanus < Tuscus, an Etruscan

noun

  1. a person born or living in Tuscany
  2. the variety of Italian spoken in Tuscany, accepted as standard literary Italian

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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