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VERGIL
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• VERGIL (noun)
The noun VERGIL has 1 sense:
1. a Roman poet; author of the epic poem 'Aeneid' (70-19 BC)
Familiarity information: VERGIL used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Roman poet; author of the epic poem 'Aeneid' (70-19 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Publius Vergilius Maro; Vergil; Virgil
Instance hypernyms:
poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
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