Tuscan
Tuscan definition
Tus·can (tus′kən)
adjective
- of Tuscany or its people, language, or culture
- 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
- a person born or living in Tuscany
- the variety of Italian spoken in Tuscany, accepted as standard literary Italian
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