PLINY THE YOUNGER (CAIUS PUBLIUS CAECILIUS SECUNDUS MINOR)
\plˈa͡ɪni ðə jˈʌŋɡə kˈe͡ɪəs pˈʌblɪəs kiːsˈɪlɪəs sˈɛkʌndəs mˈa͡ɪnə], \plˈaɪni ðə jˈʌŋɡə kˈeɪəs pˈʌblɪəs kiːsˈɪlɪəs sˈɛkʌndəs mˈaɪnə], \p_l_ˈaɪ_n_i ð_ə j_ˈʌ_ŋ_ɡ_ə__ k_ˈeɪ_ə_s p_ˈʌ_b_l_ɪ__ə_s k_iː_s_ˈɪ_l_ɪ__ə_s s_ˈɛ_k_ʌ_n_d_ə_s m_ˈaɪ_n_ə]\
Definitions of PLINY THE YOUNGER (CAIUS PUBLIUS CAECILIUS SECUNDUS MINOR)
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A Roman orator, nephew of Pliny the Elder; born at Comum, A. D. 61; died about 113. Of his writings, one oration is extant, "The Panegyric", addressed to the emperor Trajan on the occasion of Pliny's investiture with the insignia of the consulship; and his "Letters", including the correspondence between him and Trajan while Pliny was propraetor of Bithynia.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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