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–noun

a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.

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aeneid
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an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire

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Aeneid [(i-nee-id)]

An epic in Latin by Virgil. The Aeneid begins with the adventures of Aeneas and his men after the Trojan War and ends when Aeneas gains control of the Italian peninsula, which will eventually become the base of the Roman Empire.

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AEneid

[AE]*ne"id\, n. [L. Aeneis, Aeneidis, or -dos: cf. F. ['E]n['e]de.] The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is [AE]neas.

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