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Lucullan banquet

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  • Lucullan banquet — lavish banquet similar to those held by Lucullus (Roman general and gourmet who was famous for his extravagant parties and his great wealth) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Lucullan — Lu•cul•lan [[t]luˈkʌl ən[/t]] also Lu•cul•le•an [[t]ˌlu kəˈli ən[/t]] Lu•cul′li•an, adj. 1) cvb lavish; rich; sumptuous: a Lucullan banquet[/ex] 2) cvb of or pertaining to Lucullus or his style of living • Etymology: 1855–60; < L …   From formal English to slang

  • Lucullan —    , LUCULLAN FEAST    Lucius Licinius Lucullus (c. 117 57 B.C.) had a career of accomplishments as a Roman general and statesman. He put the fleet of Mithridates to flight and enjoyed other military successes. When he governed the province of… …   Dictionary of eponyms

  • banquet — Synonyms and related words: Lucullan feast, Mardi Gras, Saturnalia, bean feast, beano, blow, blowout, carnival, carouse, celebration, do, do justice to, eat heartily, eat up, fair, feast, feed, festal board, festival, festive occasion, festivity …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Deposition of Romulus Augustulus — Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman Emperor, surrenders the crown to Odoacer. Participants Odoacer Fl …   Wikipedia

  • blow — Synonyms and related words: Barnumize, Lucullan feast, accident, accomplished fact, accomplishment, ache, achievement, aching, act, acta, action, adventure, amplify, anthesis, astonishment, bafflement, bagpipe, balk, bang, banquet, bash,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • blowout — Synonyms and related words: Kaffeeklatsch, Lucullan feast, Mardi Gras, Saturnalia, backfire, ball, bang, banquet, bash, bean feast, beano, blast, blow, blowup, boom, burst, carnival, cocktail party, coffee klatch, costume party, detonation,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • feast — Synonyms and related words: High Holiday, High Holy Day, Lucullan feast, Mardi Gras, Sabbath, Saturnalia, Sunday, allay, anniversary, appease, assuage, bank holiday, banquet, bean feast, beano, birthday, blow, blowout, board, bread, bread and… …   Moby Thesaurus

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