Meaning Of The Word Augustan

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Augustan in American English
a person writing in an Augustan age
of or characteristic of Augustus Caesar, his reign (27 b.c.- a. d. 14), or its Latin literature
adjective: of or pertaining to Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor, or to the age (Augustan Age) in which he flourished, which marked the golden age of Latin literature
noun: an author in an Augustan age

Augustan in British English
adjective: 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
noun: an author in an Augustan Age

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