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Definition of Augustan adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Augustan

adjective

/ɔːˈɡʌstən/

/ɔːˈɡʌstən/

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connected with or happening during the time of the Roman emperor Augustus

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connected with English literature of the 17th and 18th centuries that was written in a style that was considered classical

Word Originfrom Latin Augustanus ‘relating to Augustus’, the first Roman emperor.

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