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LUCRETIUS
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• LUCRETIUS (noun)
The noun LUCRETIUS has 1 sense:
1. Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC)
Familiarity information: LUCRETIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Lucretius; Titus Lucretius Carus
Instance hypernyms:
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
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