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- Latin · borrowed fromAugustānus
- English todayAugustan
From the Latin Augustānus, from Augustus, a Roman emperor who ruled a period of peace and prosperity known as the Pax Romana or Pax Augusta.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Augustan
Today it means: Pertaining to the times of the Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.E. - 14 C.E.). Full definition →
Latin Augustānus