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Tusculum

American

[tuhs-kyuh-luhm] / ˈtʌs kyə ləm /

noun

an ancient city of Latium, SE of Rome: Roman villas, especially that of Cicero.

Tusculum British

/ ˈtʌskjʊləm /

noun

an ancient city in Latium near Rome

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Tusculan adjective

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The previous mark was 59 in a three-game sweep of Tusculum in 1909.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2022

Peacock was the offensive line coach at Tusculum University last season.

From Fox News • Aug. 21, 2021

Another site, at Tusculum University, a liberal arts college founded in 1794, holds his library, a small collection of books that are mostly government printings of records and documents.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2020

Harris was a head women’s basketball coach at Tusculum from 2009-12 and at UNC Wilmington from 2012-17.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2019

Piso, city prefect, bound the man and sent him to Tusculum, where, by the solicitations of Antonia, who was commanded by Agrippa, the emperor heard the charioteer's charge.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

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