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Augustan: Meaning and Definition of

Au•gus•tan

Pronunciation: (ô-gus'tun, u-gus'-), [key]
— adj.
  1. of or pertaining to Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor, or to the agein which he flourished, which marked the golden age of Latin literature.
  2. of or pertaining to the neoclassic period, esp. of 18th-century English literature.
—n.
  1. an author in an Augustan age.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
Augustales Augustan Confession
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