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AUGUSTAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Augustan mean?
• AUGUSTAN (adjective)
The adjective AUGUSTAN has 1 sense:
1. relating to or characteristic of the times of the Roman Emperor Augustus
Familiarity information: AUGUSTAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of the times of the Roman Emperor Augustus
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
the Augustan Age
Pertainym:
Augustus (Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14))
Derivation:
Augustus (Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14))
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