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Lucretius

Lucretius proper noun: a male given name from Latin of mostly historical use in English.

Proper noun

Lucretius

  1. A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use in English.
  2. Titus Lucretius Carus, a first-century-BC Roman poet and philosopher.

Lucretius meaning in Marathi

Lucretius in Marathi

male given name
लुक्रेशियस lukreśiyas
Roman poet and philosopher
लुक्रेशियस lukreśiyas, लुक्रेतिउस lukretius

Origin of Lucretius

From Latin Lucretius, name of a patrician and plebeian Roman gens, possibly from lucrum (“profit”). Many people with the given name have no doubt been named after others so named, not necessarily after the 1st-century-BC Roman poet and philosopher.

Words formed from Lucretius

Questions about Lucretius

What does Lucretius mean?
Lucretius means a male given name from Latin of mostly historical use in English.
What is Lucretius in Marathi?
Lucretius in Marathi is लुक्रेशियस (lukreśiyas), लुक्रेतिउस (lukretius). See Lucretius meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Lucretius?
Lucretius is a proper noun.

Words near Lucretius in the dictionary

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

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