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Lucretian

Lucretian adjective: of or pertaining to Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus, ca. 99–ca. 55 BCE), a 1st-century-BC Roman poet and philosopher.

Adjective

Lucretian (comparative more Lucretian, superlative most Lucretian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus, ca. 99–ca. 55 BCE), a 1st-century-BC Roman poet and philosopher.
  2. Of or pertaining to Lucretia, a 6th-century-BC Roman noblewoman.

Forms of Lucretian

comparativemore Lucretian
superlativemost Lucretian

Origin of Lucretian

From Lucretius + -an.

Questions about Lucretian

What does Lucretian mean?
Lucretian means of or pertaining to Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus, ca. 99–ca. 55 BCE), a 1st-century-BC Roman poet and philosopher.
What part of speech is Lucretian?
Lucretian is an adjective.

Words near Lucretian in the dictionary

  1. lucrativeness
  2. lucrativity
  3. lucre
  4. Lucret
  5. Lucretia
  6. Lucretian
  7. Lucretius
  8. lucriferous
  9. lucrific
  10. Lucrine
  11. lucripetous

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