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Horace

proper nouncommon in dialogue

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Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age (65–8 BCE).

proper noun

  1. 1

    Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age (65–8 BCE).

  2. 2

    A male given name from Latin.

Etymology

From Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of obscure origin, possibly from Etruscan. Doublet of Horatio.

Forms

plural
Horaces
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