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Plutarch.

The classical historian and essayist Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (46-120 C.E.). Often used as a byword for a biographer, to suggest that the writer is especially skilled or has other attributes associated with Plutarch.

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name/ˈpluː.tɑːk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈplu.tɑɹk/General-American
  1. The classical historian and essayist Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (46-120 C.E.). Often used as a byword for a biographer, to suggest that the writer is especially skilled or has other attributes associated with Plutarch.

Where this word comes from

Via Latin Plūtarchus from Ancient Greek Πλούτᾰρχος (Ploútărkhos).

noun/ˈpluː.tɑːk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈplu.tɑɹk/General-American
  1. Any specific edition of a work by Plutarch, often specifically Plutarch's Lives

Where this word comes from

Via Latin Plūtarchus from Ancient Greek Πλούτᾰρχος (Ploútărkhos).

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