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PUBLIUS TERENTIUS AFER

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Overview

PUBLIUS TERENTIUS AFER (noun)
  The noun PUBLIUS TERENTIUS AFER has 1 sense:

1. dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)play

  Familiarity information: PUBLIUS TERENTIUS AFER used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


PUBLIUS TERENTIUS AFER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Publius Terentius Afer; Terence

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)


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