Tarpeian

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adjective

Only used in Tarpeian Rock (“a steep cliff of the southern summit of the Capitoline Hill, used as an execution site in Ancient Rome”)

OriginLatin Tarpēiānus →
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Meanings

adjectiveTarpeian (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to Tarpeia.
    1. not comparableOnly used in Tarpeian Rock (“a steep cliff of the southern summit of the Capitoline Hill, used as an execution site in Ancient Rome”)
    2. not comparableOnly used in Tarpeian Mount (synonym of Capitoline Hill)
  2. not comparableOf or relating to the Tarpeian Rock or the Tarpeian Mount.

Origin

  1. LatinTarpēiānus
  2. EnglishTarpeian

From Latin Tarpēius + -an or directly from Latin Tarpēiānus.

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Translations

French tarpéien, tarpée
  • tarpéienof or relating to Tarpeia
  • tarpéeof or relating to Tarpeia
Italian tarpeo
  • tarpeoof or relating to Tarpeia
Polish tarpejski
  • tarpejskiof or relating to Tarpeia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

antirapePatarinePaterianParetian
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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