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Tuscan

Syllabification: (Tus·can)
Pronunciation: /ˈtəskən/
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Definition of Tuscan

adjective

  • 1of or relating to Tuscany, its inhabitants, or the form of Italian spoken there, which is the standard variety taught to foreign learners.
  • 2relating to or denoting a classical order of architecture resembling the Doric but lacking all ornamentation.

noun

  • 1a native or inhabitant of Tuscany.
  • 2the form of Italian spoken in Tuscany.
  • 3the Tuscan order of architecture.

Origin:

late Middle English (as a noun denoting an Etruscan): via French from Latin Tuscanus, from Tuscus 'an Etruscan'

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