Associations to the word «Herculaneum»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
HERCULANEUM, proper noun. (historical) a city in Italy which was entirely destroyed by the same eruption of Vesuvius that also turned Pompeii into a ruin
Dictionary definition
HERCULANEUM, noun. Ancient city; now destroyed.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.