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Lu⋅cre⋅tius

  [loo-kree-shuhs]
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–noun
(Titus Lucretius Carus) 97?–54 b.c., Roman poet and philosopher.
Related forms:
Lu⋅cre⋅tian, adjective
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Lu·cre·tius   (lōō-krē'shəs, -shē-əs)   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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