Vir·gil also Ver·gil (vûr j l) Originally Publius Vergilius Maro. 70-19 b.c. Roman poet. His greatest work is the epic poem Aeneid, which tells of the wanderings of Aeneas after the sack of Troy. Vir·gil i·an (vûr-j l -n, -jlyn) adj. |
Virgil, Vergil [ˈvɜːdʒɪl]
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(Biographies / Virgil (70 bc-19 bc) M, Roman, WRITING: poet) Latin name Publius Vergilius Maro. 70-19 bc, Roman poet, patronized by Maecenas. The Eclogues (42-37), ten pastoral poems, and the Georgics (37-30), four books on the art of farming, established Virgil as the foremost poet of his age. His masterpiece is the Aeneid (30-19)
Virgilian , Vergilian adj
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| Noun | 1. |  Virgil - a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC) |
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