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Terentian

Terentian adjective: of or relating to Terence (Publius Terentius Afer, 195/185–159 BC), Ancient Roman playwright.

Adjective

Terentian (comparative more Terentian, superlative most Terentian)

  1. Of or relating to Terence (Publius Terentius Afer, 195/185–159 BC), Ancient Roman playwright.
    • How would certain topics, as aldermanity, cuckoldry, have sounded to a Terentian auditory, though Terence himself had been alive to translate them? Senator urbanus, with Curruca to boot for a synonime, would but faintly have done the business.1833, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], “[Popular Fallacies.] VIII. That Verbal Allusions Are Not Wit, Because They Will Not Bear a Translation.”, in The Last Essays of Elia. […], London: Edward Moxon...

Forms of Terentian

comparativemore Terentian
superlativemost Terentian

Origin of Terentian

From Latin Terentius + -ian.

Questions about Terentian

What does Terentian mean?
Terentian means of or relating to Terence (Publius Terentius Afer, 195/185–159 BC), Ancient Roman playwright.
What part of speech is Terentian?
Terentian is an adjective.

Words near Terentian in the dictionary

  1. Terena
  2. Terenas
  3. Terence
  4. Terengganu
  5. Tereno
  6. Terentian
  7. Terenure
  8. terephah
  9. terephthalamide
  10. terephthalamides
  11. terephthalate

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