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Aeneid

/ˈiː.ni.ɪd/

Aeneid proper noun: a classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans.

Proper noun

the Aeneid (plural Aeneids)

  1. A classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans.

Forms of Aeneid

pluralAeneids
alternative formEneid
alternative form (archaic)Æneid
alternative form (archaic)Aeneide
alternative form (archaic)Æneide

Origin of Aeneid

From Latin Aeneis (Greek third declension, genitive Aeneidos), from Aeneas + -is. By surface analysis, Aeneas + -id.

Words formed from Aeneid

  • Aeneidic
  • Aeneadic

Questions about Aeneid

What does Aeneid mean?
Aeneid means a classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans.
What part of speech is Aeneid?
Aeneid is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aeneid?
Aeneid is pronounced /ˈiː.ni.ɪd/ (US).

Words near Aeneid in the dictionary

  1. aemules
  2. aemuling
  3. aenach
  4. aenachs
  5. Aeneas
  6. Aeneid
  7. Aeneids
  8. aeneolithic
  9. aeneous
  10. aeneus
  11. Aeniania

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