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Juvenal
[ joo-vuh-nl ]
noun
- Decimus Junius Juvenalis, a.d. c60–140, Roman poet.
Juvenal
1/ ˈdʒuːvɪnəl /
noun
- Juvenal?60?140MRomanWRITING: satirist Latin name Decimus Junius Juvenalis. ?60–?140 ad , Roman satirist. In his 16 verse satires, he denounced the vices of imperial Rome
juvenal
2/ ˈdʒuːvɪnəl /
adjective
- ornithol a variant spelling (esp US) of juvenile
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- Ju·ve·na·li·an [joo-v, uh, -, ney, -lee-, uh, n], adjective
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Example Sentences
Bantam calls and says, “We must publish Juvenal [original title].”
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A flightless, juvenal female was obtained by local boys at Pisté on July 21.
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Juvenal, Martial, and other classical authors, notice the extraordinary sufferings of the Christians.
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His satires are also admirable, but without the fierce vehemence and lofty indignation that characterized those of Juvenal.
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His great rival in satire was Horace, who laughed at follies; but Juvenal, more austere, exaggerated and denounced them.
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Juvenal, though it was not very much of him that I had then read, seemed to me a divine model.
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