AUGUSTAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of the times of the Roman Emperor Augustus

Example:

the Augustan Age

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Augustus (Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14))

Derivation:

Augustus (Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14))

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