Plau·tus (plô t s), Titus Maccius 254?-184 b.c. Roman comic playwright whose works influenced Shakespeare and Molière. |
Plautus [ˈplɔːtəs]
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(Biographies / Plautus, Titus Maccius (?254 bc-?184 bc) M, Roman, THEATRE: dramatist) Titus Maccius (ˈtaɪtəs ˈmæksɪəs). ?254-?184 bc, Roman comic dramatist. His 21 extant works, adapted from Greek plays, esp those by Menander, include Menaechmi (the basis of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors), Miles Gloriosus, Rudens, and Captivi
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| Noun | 1. | Plautus - comic dramatist of ancient Rome (253?-184 BC) |
| 2. | Plautus - a genus of Alcidae bird genus - a genus of birds Alcidae, family Alcidae - web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc. |
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