Definition for Pompeii

Pompeii, proper n. [L. Pompēii.]

Lost city; buried Italian town; village that vanished beneath volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.; place that Hercules founded with pomp and celebration; [fig.] deceased loved ones; people who have passed away from mortality (see ED letters).

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