Lucullan

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Lucullan   \loo-KULL-un\   adjective
          : lavish, luxurious=20

Example sentence:
          The banquet guests were treated to a Lucullan feast in the roy=
al dining room.

Did you know?
          "Lucullan" echoes the name of Roman general Lucius Licinius Lu=
cullus. The general had a distinguished military career (including the d=
efeat of Mithradates VI Eupator, king of Pontus, at Cabira in 72 B.C.), =
but he is best remembered for the splendor of his opulent retirement. Lu=
cullus established a reputation for magnificent banquets, at which he wi=
ned and dined the leading poets, artists, and philosophers of his time. =
His feasts were sufficiently extravagant to establish a lasting place fo=
r his name as a synonym of "lavish" in the English lexicon.





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