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Feb 14, 2012
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Quir•i•nal



Pronunciation: (kwir'u-nl), [key]
—n.
1. one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.
2. the Italian civil authority and government (distinguished from the Vatican).

—adj.
1. noting or pertaining to the Quirinal.
2. of or pertaining to Quirinus.

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