Terentian

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adjective

Of or relating to Terence (Publius Terentius Afer, 195/185–159 BC), Ancient Roman playwright.

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Meanings

adjectiveTerentian (comparative more Terentian, superlative most Terentian)

comparative more Terentian · superlative most Terentian

  1. Of or relating to Terence (Publius Terentius Afer, 195/185–159 BC), Ancient Roman playwright.

    How would certain topics, as aldermanity, cuckoldry, have sounded to a Terentian auditory, though Terence himself had been alive to translate them? Senator urbanus, with Curruca to boot for a synonime, would but faintly have done the business.

    1833, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], “[Popular Fallacies.] VIII. That Verbal Allusions Are Not Wit, Because They Will Not Bear a Translation.”, in The Last Essays of Elia. […], London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 239

Origin

From Latin Terentius + -ian.

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APA

Terentian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terentian

MLA

“Terentian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terentian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Terentian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terentian.

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