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Antonine Wall(encyclopedia)

Antonine (iou)



Antonine noun & adjective. M16.
[Latin Antoninus, formed as ANTONIAN: see -INE1.]
A. noun.
A disciple or follower of St Anthony of Egypt (c 251-356). M16.
In pl. The Roman emperors Antoninus Pius (reigned AD 138-161) and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (161-180). L17.
b. adjective.
Of or pertaining to the Antonines (sense A.2 above). L18.
the Antonine Wall a Roman frontier wall in Britain from the Forth to the Clyde, built for Antoninus Pius.
Of or pertaining to St Anthony of Egypt. L19.