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Augustan — Au*gus tan, a. [L. Augustanus, fr. Augustus. See {August}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to Augustus C[ae]sar or to his times. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the town of Augsburg. [1913 Webster] {Augustan age} of any national literature, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Augustan — [ô gus′tən] adj. 1. of or characteristic of Augustus Caesar, his reign (27 B.C. A.D. 14), or its Latin literature 2. designating or characteristic of any age like Augustus age, esp. in having standards or tastes that are classic, as the period of … English World dictionary
augustan — AUGUSTÁN, Ă adj. propriu împăratului August, din epoca lui. (< lat. augustanus) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
Augustan — (adj.) 1640s, from L. Augustanus, pertaining to AUGUSTUS (Cf. Augustus) (Caesar), whose reign was connected with the palmy period of Latin literature [OED]; hence, period of purity and refinement in any national literature (1712) … Etymology dictionary
Augustan — /aw gus teuhn, euh gus /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor, or to the age (Augustan Age) in which he flourished, which marked the golden age of Latin literature. 2. of or pertaining to the neoclassic period,… … Universalium
Augustan — /ɔˈgʌstən/ (say aw gustuhn) adjective 1. relating to Augustus Caesar, or to his reign. 2. (of a literary period) having some of the characteristics associated with the writers of the Roman Augustan Age, as classicism, correctness, brilliance,… …
Augustan — adjective Date: 1704 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Augustus Caesar or his age 2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the neoclassical period in England • Augustan noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Augustan — [ɔ: gʌst(ə)n] adjective 1》 connected with or occurring during the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus, especially as a notable period of Latin literature. 2》 relating to or denoting a refined and classical style of 17th and 18th century English… … English new terms dictionary
Augustan — adj. & n. adj. 1 connected with, occurring during, or influenced by the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus, esp. as an outstanding period of Latin literature. 2 (of a nation s literature) refined and classical in style (in England of the… … Useful english dictionary
Augustan literature — is a style of English literature produced during the reigns of Queen Anne, King George I, and George II in the first half of the 18th century, ending in the 1740s with the deaths of Pope and Swift (1744 and 1745, respectively). It is a literary… … Wikipedia
Augustan prose — is somewhat ill defined, as the definition of Augustan relies primarily upon changes in taste in poetry. However, the general time represented by Augustan literature saw a rise in prose writing as high literature. The essay, satire, and dialogue… … Wikipedia
