CATILINE
\kˈatɪlˌiːn], \kˈatɪlˌiːn], \k_ˈa_t_ɪ_l_ˌiː_n]\
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kat'il-[=i]n, n. the type of a daring and reckless conspirator, from L. Sergius Catilina, whose plot to destroy Rome was foiled by Cicero, 63 B.C.--adj. CAT'ILIN[=A]RIAN.
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry
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