Apician

adjective

Api·​cian

əˈpishən

: befitting Apicius

specifically : epicurean

Word History

Etymology

Latin apicianus, from Marcus Gavius Apicius, flourished a.d. 14–37 Roman epicure + Latin -anus -an

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