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Ovid

UK/ˈɒvɪd/US/ˈɑvɪd/

Ovid proper noun: a 1st century BC Roman poet.

Proper noun

Ovid

  1. A 1st century BC Roman poet.
  2. A male given name from Latin of mainly historic use.
  3. A statutory town in Sedgwick County, Colorado.
  4. An unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho.
  5. A small city in Clinton County and Shiawassee County, Michigan.
  6. A township in Clinton County, Michigan, adjacent to the city.
  7. A township in Branch County, Michigan.
  8. A ghost town in Ray County, Missouri.
  9. A town and village in Seneca County, New York; the village is one of the two county seats of the county.

Origin of Ovid

From Latin Ovidius, name of a Roman gens.

Questions about Ovid

What does Ovid mean?
Ovid means a 1st century BC Roman poet.
What part of speech is Ovid?
Ovid is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ovid?
Ovid is pronounced /ˈɒvɪd/ (UK).

Words near Ovid in the dictionary

  1. ovicidal
  2. ovicide
  3. ovicides
  4. ovicular
  5. oviculture
  6. Ovid
  7. ovideposition
  8. ovidepositions
  9. Ovidian
  10. ovidore
  11. ovidores

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