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AENEID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aeneid mean?
• AENEID (noun)
The noun AENEID has 1 sense:
1. an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire
Familiarity information: AENEID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
epic; epic poem; epos; heroic poem (a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds)
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