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Augustan

adjective as in classical

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But he flourished during the decline of literature, and had neither the taste nor the elegance of the Augustan writers.

Actually it provides material for little more than an extended footnote on the history of criticism in the Augustan period.

The Latin poets of the Augustan age speak of silk attire with other luxurious customs from the East.

Dryden's death in 1700 marks the commencement of the so-called Augustan Age in English literature.

The characteristics of the great Characteristics of post-Augustan age.

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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to Augustan, such as: classic, humanistic, academic, doric, grecian, and hellenic.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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