Catullus

[ kuh-tuhl-uhs ]

noun
  1. Ga·ius Va·le·ri·us [gey-uhs vuh-leer-ee-uhs], /ˈgeɪ əs vəˈlɪər i əs/, 84?–54? b.c., Roman poet.

Other words from Catullus

  • Ca·tul·li·an [kuh-tuhl-ee-uhn], /kəˈtʌl i ən/, adjective

Words Nearby Catullus

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How to use Catullus in a sentence

  • Roman poets such as Catullus and Ovid celebrated the kiss and members of the populace were avid mouth-to-mouth practitioners.

    The History of Kissing | Sheril Kirshenbaum | February 13, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Catullus bitterly complains of the selfishness of Memmius, who had kept for himself all the plunder of Bithynia.

    The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone Johnston
  • It had no resemblance to the seducing voluptuousness of Ovid, any more than the elegant indecencies of Catullus.

  • Perhaps the best thing in this world is youth, and the poetry of Catullus is its very incarnation.

    Ephemera Critica | John Churton Collins
  • Burns had the richer nature and was the greater as a man; Catullus was the more accomplished artist.

    Ephemera Critica | John Churton Collins

British Dictionary definitions for Catullus

Catullus

/ (kəˈtʌləs) /


noun
  1. Gaius Valerius (ˈɡaɪəs vəˈlɪərɪəs). ?84–?54 bc, Roman lyric poet, noted particularly for his love poems

Derived forms of Catullus

  • Catullan (kəˈtʌlən), adjective

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