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How do you use Plautine in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Plautine in a sentence

Plautine meaning

Of or pertaining to, or in the style of, Plautus (a Roman comic playwright), his works, or his authorship.

Using Plautine

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to, or in the style of, Plautus (a Roman comic playwright), his works, or his authorship.
  • In the example corpus, plautine often appears in combinations such as: plautine play, in plautine.

Context around Plautine

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

popular 1× first 1× important 1× word 1× unnamed 1×

Often after:

play 2× parasite 1× stock 1× diction 1× slave 1× main 1× comedy 1× characters 1×

Sentence patterns with Plautine

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

about unnamed plautine characters 1× another important plautine stock character 1× comedy the plautine parasite appears 1× forms in plautine diction 1× most popular plautine play in 1× seen in plautine comedy 1× the first plautine play to 1× the word plautine main refers 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the lustful old 1× the specific type 1× the word plautine 1× these forms are 1× this is something 1× unnamed characters like 1×

Common sentence endings:

first english comedies 1× in plautine comedy 1× in plautine diction 1× influenced by his 1× is the prologue 1× the senex amator 1×

Words around Plautine

Just before it in the word index:

plautdietsch 5 plaut 2 plaustrum 2 plausibly 57 plausible 409 plausibility 46

Just after it in the word index:

plautius 9 plautus 94 plawecki 8 plaxico 4 play 36.624 playa 105

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Plautine

  • In this selection, "plautine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, popular, first, important, play, parasite and stock stand out and add context to how "plautine" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about unnamed plautine characters and another important plautine stock character. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "plautine" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with plautine

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This is something that is not seen in Plautine comedy. (10 words)

The specific type of monologue (or soliloquy) in which a Plautine slave engages is the prologue. (16 words)

As well as appearing in Shakespearean comedy, the Plautine parasite appears in one of the first English comedies. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

These forms are frequent and of too great a number for a complete list here, The reader is directed to the word studies of A.W. Hodgman (Nouns 1902; Verbs 107) to grasp fully the use of archaic forms in Plautine diction. (42 words)

It was the most popular Plautine play in the Middle Ages, and publicly performed at the Renaissance; it was the first Plautine play to be translated into English. (28 words)

Unnamed characters Like Packman, George Duckworth uses the scene headings in the manuscripts to support his theory about unnamed Plautine characters. (21 words)

Example sentences (8)

It was the most popular Plautine play in the Middle Ages, and publicly performed at the Renaissance; it was the first Plautine play to be translated into English.

As well as appearing in Shakespearean comedy, the Plautine parasite appears in one of the first English comedies.

The lustful old man Another important Plautine stock character, discussed by K.C. Ryder, is the senex amator.

These forms are frequent and of too great a number for a complete list here, The reader is directed to the word studies of A.W. Hodgman (Nouns 1902; Verbs 107) to grasp fully the use of archaic forms in Plautine diction.

The specific type of monologue (or soliloquy) in which a Plautine slave engages is the prologue.

The word Plautine main refers to both Plautus's own works and works similar to or influenced by his.

This is something that is not seen in Plautine comedy.

Unnamed characters Like Packman, George Duckworth uses the scene headings in the manuscripts to support his theory about unnamed Plautine characters.

Common combinations with plautine

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "plautine" in a sentence?
An example: "It was the most popular Plautine play in the Middle Ages, and publicly performed at the Renaissance; it was the first Plautine play to be translated into English." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "plautine" from authentic English texts.
What does "plautine" mean?
Plautine means: Of or pertaining to, or in the style of, Plautus (a Roman comic playwright), his works, or his authorship.
How many example sentences with "plautine" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "plautine", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.