Lu·cre·tius
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(Titus Lucretius Carus ) 97?–54 b.c., Roman poet and philosopher. |
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Lu·cre·tian, adjective
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Roman philosopher and poet. His long poem On the Nature of Things expounds the atomistic physics of Epicurus in order to free its readers of superstition and the fear of death. Lu·cre'tian (-shən) adj. |
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| Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC) |
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