Porcellian

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adjective

Of or relating to the Porcellian Club, a final club at Harvard University.

OriginLatin porcellus →
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Meanings

adjectivePorcellian (comparative more Porcellian, superlative most Porcellian)

comparative more Porcellian · superlative most Porcellian

  1. Of or relating to the Porcellian Club, a final club at Harvard University.
nounPorcellian (plural Porcellians)

plural Porcellians

  1. A member of the Porcellian Club.

Origin

  1. Latinporcellus“piglet”
  2. EnglishPorcellian

From Latin porcellus (“piglet”) + -ian after the dinners of roasted pig that the club originally held.

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APA

Porcellian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porcellian

MLA

“Porcellian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porcellian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Porcellian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porcellian.

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