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Au·gus·tan  (ô-gstn)

adj.

1. Of or characteristic of Augustus or his reign or times.

2. Of or characteristic of English literature during the early 18th century.

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Au·gustan n.

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Augustan [ɔːˈgʌstən]

adj

1. (Historical Terms) characteristic of, denoting, or relating to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar (63 bc-14 ad), his period, or the poets, notably Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, writing during his reign

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of any literary period noted for refinement and classicism, esp the late 17th century in France (the period of the dramatists Corneille, Racine, and Molière) or the 18th century in England (the period of Swift, Pope, and Johnson, much influenced by Dryden)

n

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an author in an Augustan Age

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a student of or specialist in Augustan literature

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

Augustan - relating to or characteristic of the times of the Roman Emperor Augustus; "the Augustan Age"

Translations

Augustan [ɔːˈgʌstən] ADJ → de Augusto
the Augustan age (Latin Literat) → el siglo de Augusto (English Literat) → la época neoclásica(del siglo XVIII)

Augustan

adj → augusteisch; Augustan age (Hist, Art) → augusteisches Zeitalter; (fig) → Blütezeit f (einer nationalen Literatur)