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Nov 30, 2009
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Her•cu•la•ne•um



Pronunciation: (hûr"kyu-lā'nē-um), [key]
n.
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: buried along with Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79; partially excavated.

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