ALL meanings of augustan
Au·gus·tan
A a - adjective augustan 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 3
- adjective augustan of, relating to, or characteristic of any literary period noted for refinement and classicism, esp the late 17th century in France (the period of the dramatists Corneille, Racine, and Molière) or the 18th century in England (the period of Swift, Pope, and Johnson, much influenced by Dryden) 3
- noun augustan an author in an Augustan Age 3
- noun augustan a student of or specialist in Augustan literature 3
- adjective augustan of or characteristic of Augustus Caesar, his reign (27 b.c.- a.d. 14), or its Latin literature 3
- adjective augustan designating or characteristic of any age like Augustus' age, esp. in having standards or tastes that are classic, as the period of Pope and Addison in English literature 3
- noun augustan a person writing in an Augustan age 3
- adjective augustan of or relating 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. 1
- adjective augustan of or relating to the neoclassic period, especially of 18th-century English literature. 1
- noun augustan an author in an Augustan age. 1
- adjective augustan Pertaining to the times of the Roman emperor Augustus (63 BCE - 14 CE). 0
- adjective augustan Pertaining to the Roman poetic literature during this time. 0
- adjective augustan Pertaining to the period of English literature during the first half of the 18th century, known for satire and political themes. 0